From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <47C5EFF9.4030703@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:19:21 +0100 From: Till Kamppeter MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <47C5880E.4070703@gmail.com> <20080228075542.AFBF.TORATANI.YASUMASA@canon.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <20080228075542.AFBF.TORATANI.YASUMASA@canon.co.jp> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Printing-architecture] [Printing-japan] Google Summer of Code 2008: Application period for mentoring organizations: March 3-12 List-Id: Printing architecture under linux List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: TORATANI Yasumasa Cc: printing-architecture@lists.linux-foundation.org, Printing-japan , Jeff Licquia , "'printing-summit@lists.linux-foundation.org'" Sorry, will remove pdftorater from the GSoC list. Till TORATANI Yasumasa wrote: > Hello Till, > > As the following email Otani-san sent to you on 19th Feb, he raised his hand > to implement "pdftoraster" filter, and he also reported in the mailing list that > he uploaded the first version of pdftoraster into the opfc SVN repository. > > Do you have a plan to start the development of yet another "pdftoraster" > in the Google Summer of Code? > > If you need the latest information of the Otani-san's pdftoraster filter, > I believe he is ready to upload the information of it. > > Best regards > TORATANI > > > ----------------------- Original Message ----------------------- > From: Koji Otani > To: till.kamppeter@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:37:35 +0900 (JST) > Subject: Re: [Printing-japan] REMINDER: Google Summer of Code 2008 and OpenPrinting > ---- > > Hi, Till. > > I have decided that I will develop pdftoraster.(not texttopdf and pdftoijs) > So, please remove pdftoraster from projects list for Google Summer of > Code. > > > On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:55:58 +0100 > Till Kamppeter wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> the Google Summer of Code 2008 got announced these days: >> >> http://code.google.com/soc/2008 >> >> The application period for mentoring organizations is March 3 - 12. >> >> It would be great if this year we get some implementation work done by >> means of the Google Summer of Code. My ideas for student projects are: >> >> * libjtapi: C implementation of JTAPI to be shipped by Linux >> distribution and Unix operating systems. >> * PAPI integration in CUPS: Seems that no one is working on that >> currently >> * Filling the holes in the PDF workflow with CUPS: It is still not >> determined who will code the CUPS filters pdftoraster, texttopdf, >> pdftoijs >> * Common Printing Dialog: Coding on the dialog designed by >> OpenUsability, for KDE and/or GNOME >> * OpenPrinting database: Web-based (CGI) software for efficiently >> reviewing and triaging user-contributed printer entries and comments >> and integrating them into OpenPrinting XML database (Foomatic >> database). Also to join duplicates and to remove bad entries. >> >> Please post your ideas up to Monday, March 10 at the latest, so that we >> have time to include them in our application. >> >> As agreed with Jeff Licquia, the Linux Foundation will enter as one >> mentoring organization, with projects from all workgroups, especially >> also LSB. >> >> Please enter your project ideas on >> >> https://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code >> >> Should we schedule a conference call about the application for the >> Google Summer of Code? >> >> Till >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Hi, >> >> the main weakness of OpenPrinting is the lack of man power, so we should >> make use of all means to raise man power. A very good opportunity is the >> Google Summer of Code (http://code.google.com/soc/), but we must be well >> prepared when they open their call for mentoring organizations. Between >> the opening and the application deadline there is only one week and so >> we will possibly not be able to schedule a phone meeting in that week. >> Remember that we have missed last year's deadline by finalizing in the >> OP Steering Committee phone meeting. As there are no announcements of >> the opening we should already start to prepare the definitions of the >> projects we want to offer so that when they open we have the application >> ready. >> >> So please anyone, make your suggestions for projects to be offered for >> Google Summer of Code students. >> >> My suggestions are (the order is not the order of importance): >> >> * libjtapi: C implementation of JTAPI to be shipped by Linux >> distribution and Unix operating systems. >> * PAPI integration in CUPS: Seems that no one is working on that currently >> * Filling the holes in the PDF workflow with CUPS: It is still not >> determined who will code the CUPS filters pdftoraster, texttopdf, pdftoijs >> * Common Printing Dialog: Coding on the dialog designed by >> OpenUsability, for KDE and/or GNOME >> * OpenPrinting database: Web-based (CGI) software for efficiently >> reviewing and triaging user-contributed printer entries and comments and >> integrating them into OpenPrinting XML database (Foomatic database). >> Also to join duplicates and to remove bad entries. >> >> Last year the deadline for mentor organizations to apply was March 12, >> please keep an eye on the Google Summer of Code web site to not miss the >> opportunity again. >> >> What about phone meetings to talk about this subject? >> >> Till >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Printing-japan mailing list >> Printing-japan@lists.linux-foundation.org >> https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/printing-japan > > ----------------------------------------- > TORATANI Yasumasa > Software Platform Technology Development Dept. 33 > Digital Platform Technology Development HQs, CANON INC. > >