Re: Google Summer of Code -- 3 Org projects for our first participation!

[Neil Smithline <emacs-orgmode@neilsmithline.com>]

GIMP just came out with a major release. The extensive release notes 
(http://bit.ly/JlxQrL) are littered with statements such as:
     This feature was originally developed during Google
     Summer of Code 2008 and heavily improved since.

While I'm hoping we can turn GSoC work into production in less than 4 
years, the GIMP release notes have left me even more psyched about our 
three GSoCers!

Go guys! (At least I think you're all guys :-)

Neil Smithline
http://www.neilsmithline.com
Proud GNU Emacs user since 1986, v. 18.24.


On 4/24 01:55 , Bastien wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> we will have 3 students hacking Org thanks to Google and the GSoC
> program.  The list of all accepted projects can be checked here:
>
>    http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/projects/list/google/gsoc2012
>
> Congratulations to Thorsten, Aurélien and Andrew who made it!
> And special thanks to Thorsten, who really pushed me into this.
>
> Here is a short description of these projects:
>
> Bugpile - a bugtracker for GNU Emacs Org-mode written in Elisp and
> Org-mode (Thorsten)
>
>    The Bugpile project has two goals: 1. Develop a bugtracker (called
>    Bugpile) for GNU Emacs Org-mode, using Elisp, Elnode, Org-mode, and a
>    dVCS. 2. As part of the engineering process, abstract out a
>    web-framework (called iOrg) based on these GNU Emacs technologies. A
>    web-framework written in Elisp, with Org files used for database
>    functionality, is a new approach that enables interactive web
>    applications built on top of GNU Emacs. Bugpile is an example
>    application, but useful in itself.
>
> Org-mode – Let Org-mode synchronize with online bug-tracking and
> todo-list services (Aurélien)
>
>    There's currently no convenient way to manage services like Redmine,
>    Bugzilla or GitHub issue tracking system in Org-mode. Org-mode already
>    handles TODO-list pretty well, but there's no synchronization
>    functionality for TODO-list services such as Toodledo or Google
>    Tasks. The goal of the project is to let Org-mode import and export to
>    these kind of services in a generic way so that new services can be
>    added easily later on.
>
> Emacs-Orgmode Git merge tool for Org Files (Andrew Young)
>
>    The purpose of the project is to create a specialized Git merge driver
>    for plain text Org-Mode formatted files. A merge driver is a program
>    which will combine two versions of a file based off of a common
>    ancestor into a single file, marking conflicting changes within. A
>    specialized merge driver for Org-Mode files will be able to leverage
>    the structure to understand the effects of modifications on the
>    integrity of sections. The merge driver will solidify Org-Mode as a
>    tool for collaborative work.
>
> Eric Schulte will mentor Thorsten's project and I will mentor Aurélien's
> and Andrew's ones, with the help of Nicolas and Carsten.
>
> This is an exciting time for Org: no doubt that having people paid for
> hacking Org on a full-time basis will boost our favorite software.
>
> This is an exciting time for me as a maintainer and future mentor:
> no doubt that I will *learn* a lot, from both a technical and a human
> point of view - as usual.  Now that my age and pseudo-marital position
> make me come home with a baguette every evening, it will be good to feel
> like a student again :)
>
> Thanks to all for your long-lasting commitment and support.
>
> Happy orging,
>