[Printing-architecture] Google Summer of Code 2008 - Mentors urgently needed

[Printing-architecture] Google Summer of Code 2008 - Mentors urgently needed

[Till Kamppeter]

Hi,

there are still three project proposals on the list for which we do not 
have mentors:

1. PAPI integration in CUPS
2. JTAPI implementation (for this I have already a student, Lars 
Uebernickel, who currently works on the PDF-capable foomatic-rip 4.0)
3. texttopdf and pdftoijs CUPS filters for the PDF workflow

See also

https://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code

For the PAPI CUPS integration we also need a project description, 
perhaps also for the JTAPI implementation (to make the Linux Foundation 
more attractive for Google by listing more projects). Volunteers welcome.

Norm, what do you think about mentoring the PAPI CUPS integration?

Claudia, what do you think about mentoring the JTAPI
implementation?

Anyone volunteering for the CUPS filters? For texttopdf it would be 
great to have someone familiar with CJK text, so that the filter can 
also cover these text files? Anyone in Japan?

Note: One person can mentor more than one student.

See more about mentoring at http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html

And note that the application deadline is on March 12. To do the 
organization smoothly, please answer on Monday March 10 at the latest.

    Till

Re: [Printing-architecture] Google Summer of Code 2008 - Mentors urgently needed

[Claudia Alimpich]

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Thank you for asking, but I will not be able to mentor the JTAPI 
implementation.
Sorry,
Claudia Alimpich

printing-architecture-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org wrote on 
03/07/2008 11:59:47 AM:

> Hi,
> 
> there are still three project proposals on the list for which we do not 
> have mentors:
> 
> 1. PAPI integration in CUPS
> 2. JTAPI implementation (for this I have already a student, Lars 
> Uebernickel, who currently works on the PDF-capable foomatic-rip 4.0)
> 3. texttopdf and pdftoijs CUPS filters for the PDF workflow
> 
> See also
> 
> https://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code
> 
> For the PAPI CUPS integration we also need a project description, 
> perhaps also for the JTAPI implementation (to make the Linux Foundation 
> more attractive for Google by listing more projects). Volunteers 
welcome.
> 
> Norm, what do you think about mentoring the PAPI CUPS integration?
> 
> Claudia, what do you think about mentoring the JTAPI
> implementation?
> 
> Anyone volunteering for the CUPS filters? For texttopdf it would be 
> great to have someone familiar with CJK text, so that the filter can 
> also cover these text files? Anyone in Japan?
> 
> Note: One person can mentor more than one student.
> 
> See more about mentoring at http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html
> 
> And note that the application deadline is on March 12. To do the 
> organization smoothly, please answer on Monday March 10 at the latest.
> 
>     Till
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Re: [Printing-architecture] Google Summer of Code 2008 - Mentors urgently needed

[Till Kamppeter]

Glen, Ira, one of you would like to mentor a student to implement JTAPI? 
The student who will do this project I know already and he does very 
good work and also does not take too much time of the mentor.

After designing JTAPI, please help also on its implementation.

I appreciate very much if one of you could do the mentorship.

    Till


Claudia Alimpich wrote:
> 
> Thank you for asking, but I will not be able to mentor the JTAPI 
> implementation.
> Sorry,
> Claudia Alimpich

Re: [Printing-architecture] Google Summer of Code 2008 - Mentors urgently needed

[Ira McDonald]

Hi,

Sorry, I am NOT able to mentor a JTAPI GSoC project, due to my
lworkload at Samsung plus my PWG and DMTF public standards
work (five very active working groups).

I suggest that a complete JTAPI implementation (C interfaces,
abstract memory-based object manager, and encode/decode
routines for at least one industry standard job ticket format)
would be 8 man-months for an experienced developer with
a strong printing background - i.e., too large for a summer
intern project.

I also would like to complete the standardization of my proposed
PWG Micro Job Ticket (a very compact encoding), because an
XML encoded job ticket will remain unacceptably large for use
in mobile devices (a major target for Open Printing APIs).

Cheers,
- Ira

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Till Kamppeter
<till.kamppeter@gmail.com> wrote:
> Glen, Ira, one of you would like to mentor a student to implement JTAPI?
>  The student who will do this project I know already and he does very
>  good work and also does not take too much time of the mentor.
>
>  After designing JTAPI, please help also on its implementation.
>
>  I appreciate very much if one of you could do the mentorship.
>
>     Till
>
>
>
>  Claudia Alimpich wrote:
>  >
>  > Thank you for asking, but I will not be able to mentor the JTAPI
>  > implementation.
>  > Sorry,
>  > Claudia Alimpich
>
>
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-- 
Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG
Blue Roof Music/High North Inc
email: blueroofmusic@gmail.com
winter:
  579 Park Place  Saline, MI  48176
  734-944-0094
summer:
  PO Box 221  Grand Marais, MI 49839
  906-494-2434

Re: [Printing-architecture] Google Summer of Code 2008 - Mentors urgently needed

[Till Kamppeter]

Thank you for the insight on this. I will talk with Lars about 
alternative possibilities to contribute to OpenPrinting by means of the 
Google Summer of Code. libjtapi is also not really needed to get the PDF 
workflow working. I think I will make him somehow wrap up on the PDF 
workflow so that we get this one out for sure and on the OpenPrinting 
Summit this year we can tell that we have completed this project 
initiated in Atlanta.

If we also find a student for the Common Printing Dialog we get two of 
the projects opened in Atlanta concluded.

One other thing: Is someone here who would volunteer on mentoring the 
PAPI integration in CUPS? Are there any suggestions who would be most 
suitable for this task?

    Till


Ira McDonald wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Sorry, I am NOT able to mentor a JTAPI GSoC project, due to my
> lworkload at Samsung plus my PWG and DMTF public standards
> work (five very active working groups).
> 
> I suggest that a complete JTAPI implementation (C interfaces,
> abstract memory-based object manager, and encode/decode
> routines for at least one industry standard job ticket format)
> would be 8 man-months for an experienced developer with
> a strong printing background - i.e., too large for a summer
> intern project.
> 
> I also would like to complete the standardization of my proposed
> PWG Micro Job Ticket (a very compact encoding), because an
> XML encoded job ticket will remain unacceptably large for use
> in mobile devices (a major target for Open Printing APIs).
> 
> Cheers,
> - Ira
> 
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Till Kamppeter
> <till.kamppeter@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Glen, Ira, one of you would like to mentor a student to implement JTAPI?
>>  The student who will do this project I know already and he does very
>>  good work and also does not take too much time of the mentor.
>>
>>  After designing JTAPI, please help also on its implementation.
>>
>>  I appreciate very much if one of you could do the mentorship.
>>
>>     Till
>>
>>
>>
>>  Claudia Alimpich wrote:
>>  >
>>  > Thank you for asking, but I will not be able to mentor the JTAPI
>>  > implementation.
>>  > Sorry,
>>  > Claudia Alimpich
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>  Printing-architecture mailing list
>>  Printing-architecture@lists.linux-foundation.org
>>  https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/printing-architecture
>>
> 
> 
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