Re: [Printing-architecture] Application of OpenPrinting as Mentoring Organization for the Google Summer of Code 2007

[Till Kamppeter <till.kamppeter@gmail.com>]

Thank you very much, Ira.

Can you also add some projecty descriptions on

http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/GoSC2007

This is a Wiki, create an account and write. Formatting instructions at
mediawiki.org.

Norm, Wendy, Claudia, ..., can you also add you project descriptions to
mentioned Wiki page and also provide your Google account names (create a
Google account if you have none).

   Till

McDonald, Ira wrote:
> Hi Till,
> 
> See my additions below in the GSoC form, surrounded by
> square brackets (e.g., "[ Ira - ... ]").
> 
> The license on JTAPI is MIT - don't know the answer for
> PAPI - Norm?
> 
> My longstanding Google account is "blueroofmusic@gmail.com".
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Cheers,
> - Ira
> 
> Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
> Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG
> Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
> PO Box 221  Grand Marais, MI  49839
> phone: +1-906-494-2434
> email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: printing-architecture-bounces@lists.freestandards.org
> [mailto:printing-architecture-bounces@lists.freestandards.org]On Behalf
> Of Till Kamppeter
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 2:53 PM
> To: printing-architecture@lists.freestandards.org; Printing-Sc (E-mail);
> printing-japan@lists.freestandards.org
> Cc: Jim Zemlin; 'Ian Murdock'
> Subject: [Printing-architecture] Application of OpenPrinting as
> Mentoring Organization for the Google Summer of Code 2007
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I wanted to make this an agenda item for the call yesterday, but for
> technical reasons there was no call possible yesterday.
> 
> I would like the OpenPrinting project being a mentoring organization in
> the Google Summer of Code 2007 (GSoC). This gives us some manpower to
> get APIs implemented (PAPI, JTAPI, ...) and also other coding work done
> (for example making foomatic-rip ready for the PDF workflow,
> modularizing the built-in drivers of GhostScript, so that they can plug
> into other renderers like XPDF/libpoppler).
> 
> The application deadline is Monday (March 12), see
> 
> http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=60302&topic=10727
> 
> Application instructions are here:
> http://groups.google.com/group/google-summer-of-code-announce/web/gsoc-mentor-organization-application-how-to
> 
> As you cannot access the application form without a valid Google
> account, See the questions asked in the form here:
> 
> http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=60303&topic=10727&ctx=sibling
> 
> One needs an administrator a backup for the administrator and mentors
> for supervising the students.
> 
> I could do the administrator's job and also be mentor for
> Foomatic-related projects and perhaps also for the modularization of the
> GhostScript drivers.
> 
> Ira, could you be the administrator's backup?
> 
> Claudia, could you be mentor for JTAPI subprojects?
> 
> Norm, Wendy, could one of you be mentor for PAPI subprojects?
> 
> Anyone who I did not mention here, would you also like to enter as a
> mentor for one or more subprojects?
> 
> Everyone who enters, independent whether as admin or as mentor, needs to
> have a Google account. Please create one ASAP if you have non. If you
> have a <NAME>@gmail.com e-mail address, you have a Google account with
> user name <NAME>. Log into your account and then click the following
> link to see the application form:
> 
> http://code.google.com/soc/org_signup.html
> 
> I do not know whether one needs an invitation to get a Google account.
> If so, tell me and I will invite you.
> 
> Now to the questions of the application form, here are they and I have
> partially filled in the answers. Please fill in the blanks and improve
> my answers. Fill in also your Google account names in case you participate.
> 
> The page for project ideas is
> 
> http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/GoSC2007
> 
> and it is linked in the application form. Please fill in your project
> ideas there. Page should not be empty when we submit our application.
> 
> 
> General
> -------
> 
> 1. What is your Organization's Name?
> 
> OpenPrinting
> 
> 2. What is your Organization's Homepage?
> 
> http://www.openprinting.org/
> 
> 3. Describe your organization.
> 
> The goal of the OpenPrinting workgroup is to develop and promote a set
> of standards that will address the needs of desktop to enterprise-ready
> printing, including management, reliability, security, scalability,
> printer feature access and network accessibility.
> 
> OpenPrinting also provides the most comprehensive printer compatibility
> database, Foomatic, with its printer driver integration framework. This
> system turned a de-facto standard which is used by all Linux
> distributions and SUN Solaris.
> 
> [ Probably more needed ]
> [ Ira - I think not - this should be concise]
> 
> 4. Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2007? What
> do you hope to gain by participating?
> 
> [ Ira - We want to get complete implementations of Open Printing API
> modules into the common Linux distributions, in order to add them to
> the Linux Standard Base (LSB) in the 4.0 release ]
> 
> 
> 5. Did your organization participate in GSoC 2005 or 2006? If so, please
> summarize your involvement and the sucesses and failures of your student
> projects. (optional)
> 
> No, we did not participate.
> 
> 6. If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have
> you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)? (optional)
> 
> No, this is our first application.
> 
> 7. What license does your project use?
> 
> PAPI:  ...
> JTAPI:  MIT
> Foomatic:  GPL
> Downloadable drivers and PPDs: Licenses of the upstream suppliers, for
> most PPDs MIT.
> 
> 8. URL for your ideas page
> 
> http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/GoSC2007
> 
> 9. What is the main development mailing list for your organization?
> 
> printing-architecture Mailing List,
> http://lists.freestandards.org/mailman/listinfo/printing-architecture
> 
> 10. Where is the main IRC channel for your organization?
> 
> We are not using IRC currently.
> 
> 11. Does your organization have an application template you would like
> to see students use? If so, please provide it now. (optional)
> 
> 
> 
> 12. Who will be your backup organization administrator? Please enter
> their Google Account address. We will email them to confirm, your
> organization will not become active until they respond. (optional)
> 
> Ira McDonald (blueroofmusic@gmail.com)
> 
> 
> 
> About Your Mentors
> ------------------
> 
> 1. What criteria did you use to select these individuals as mentors?
> Please be as specific as possible.
> 
> [ Ira - We selected working group chairs and/or principal editors for
> the various Open Printing APIs. ]
> 
> 
> 2. Who will your mentors be? Please enter their Google Account address
> separated by commas. If your organization is accepted we will email each
> mentor to invite them to take part. (optional)
> 
> Till Kamppeter
> Claudia Alimpich
> Norm Jacobs
> Wendy Philips
> 
> 
> 
> About The Program
> -----------------
> 
> 1. What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?
> 
> [ Ira - We will transition their work-in-progress to a caretaker
> (i.e., the appropriate mentor) ]
> 
> 
> 2. What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?
> 
> [ Ira - We will transition their mentor role to another active
> member of appropriate Open Printing working group ]
> 
> 
> 3. What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your
> project's community before, during and after the program?
> 
> [ Ira - We hold annual Printing Summit face-to-face conferences.
> We will attend other Linux professional conferences and shows as
> time and funding permits. ]
> 
> 
> 4. What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the
> project after GSoC concludes?
> 
> [ Ira - frankly it seems unlikely that they will - IMHO ]
> 
> 
> Can you please give your answers and suggestions as soon as possible, as
> the deadline is already on Monday. Google will decide on which
> organizations participate on Wednesday March 14.
> 
>    Till
> 
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