From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=LWQwL6ZQBRieb5OVAwFHPHAtJIKhwq+2GcYhiFeemGw/UirDaPhIfDNbl7hn3kc04MVjGcp6eJzFLlPpbwXNhLFucD+Yt+NUSctuXxBl9faKAXLz28/NOYC1jODsJB/mWlXcOlYJ+xANPc5pR7qdKZD5GHZoSLVn6D5Q732DDSI= Message-ID: <45F5DBAC.8040607@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:01:00 +0000 From: Till Kamppeter MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <811D382F92501D4EB5F748D2BF9EFBB92B9BE7@wabex2.sharpamericas.com> <45F5D4DD.8040808@gmail.com> <20070313075103.C91D.TORATANI.YASUMASA@canon.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <20070313075103.C91D.TORATANI.YASUMASA@canon.co.jp> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Printing-architecture] [Printing-sc] Application of OpenPrinting as Mentoring Organization for the Google Summer of Code 2007 List-Id: Printing architecture under linux List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: TORATANI Yasumasa Cc: "Printing-Sc (E-mail)" , Jim Zemlin , printing-japan@lists.freestandards.org, printing-architecture@lists.freestandards.org, Ian Murdock , "McDonald, Ira" Then put in yourself for now and we will replace you by your co-workers as soon as you have talked with them. Now we simply need a complete application. Till TORATANI Yasumasa wrote: > I'm interested in the GSoC activity, but I'm sorry I do not have > enough time to work for it. I know some engineers who know > OPVP and "opvp" driver code as well as xpdf etc, however, > 2-3 hours ristriction is very short for asking them. > > TORATANI. > > On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:31:57 +0000 > Till Kamppeter wrote: > >> IMPORTANT: Everything which is needed is needed today, in the next 2-3 >> hours! >> >> Below is the up-to date state of the application form. We should go >> through the points during the call. We should also complete the project >> ideas page: >> >> http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/GSoC2007 >> >> (Note the typo correction in the address. I have already corrected it on >> the server and in the application form). >> >> Especially we should write something about the JTAPI and PAPI >> implementation. Claudia, Norm, Wendy, Ira? >> >> In the application form we still need: >> >> General (7): License for PAPI >> >> About your mentors (2): Google user names for >> >> - Claudia Alimpich - >> - Norm Jacobs >> - Wendy Philips >> - Yasumasa Toratani (Or who else will mentor OPVP-related stuff) >> >> About the program (4): We need a somewhat better answer here. >> >> Till >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> 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 complete printing needs of embedded, >> mobile, desktop, enterprise, and production environments, 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. >> >> >> 4. Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2007? What >> do you hope to gain by participating? >> >> We want to get complete implementations of OpenPrinting 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/GSoC2007 >> >> >> 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. >> >> We selected working group chairs and/or principal editors/developers for >> the various >> OpenPrinting APIs and components. >> >> >> 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 - till.kamppeter@gmail.com >> Ira McDonald - blueroofmusic@gmail.com >> Claudia Alimpich - >> Norm Jacobs - >> Wendy Philips - >> Yasumasa Toratani - >> Ralph Giles - giles@xiph.org >> >> >> About The Program >> ----------------- >> >> >> 1. What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students? >> >> 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? >> >> We will transition their mentor role to another active >> member of appropriate OpenPrinting working group >> >> >> 3. What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your >> project's community before, during and after the program? >> >> 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 ] >> _______________________________________________ >> Printing-sc mailing list >> Printing-sc@lists.freestandards.org >> http://lists.freestandards.org/mailman/listinfo/printing-sc > > ----------------------------------------- > TORATANI Yasumasa > Software Engineering Dept.23 > Platform Technology Development Headquarters, CANON INC. > >