Re: Google's Summer of Code 2006

[Thomas Schwinge]

On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 06:25:43PM +0200, Alexandre Buisse wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 17:54:49 +0200, Marco Gerards wrote:
> > Thomas Schwinge <tschwinge@gnu.org> writes:
> > > I could imagine handling the task of mentoring with the help of the whole
> > > Hurd community.  That is, I'd be the official mentor for the projects
> > > we're going to submit.  But for sure I'll need a backup who would at
> > > least care at the times I won't be available, especially for two weeks in
> > > August (which is near the end of the project), which I'll most probably
> > > spend with a concert band in Canada, perhaps without any possibilities to
> > > work on the Summer of Code stuff.
> > >
> > > Who could also imagine being a mentor for the Summer of Code?
> > 
> > Perhaps people do not realize the deadline is in May.  So if someone
> > wants to be a mentor, he has to step forwards now.  It can give the
> > Hurd project quite a boost.
> 
> Actually, the real deadline for applying is now sometimes next monday,
> and the chances of getting in are thiner and thiner... It seems to have
> been a victim of its own success and they are overwhelmed by
> applications. If the Hurd

> (or Hurd/L4?) [...]

That question I can't answer.  As well for Hurd/Coyotos.  But I know that
both Marcus and Neal don't have a lot free time at the moment, so they
can't propose HurdNG related right now.  Even ``worse'', the Google
Summer of Code is about writing code, which is a bit difficult since the
HurdNG is still in the planning / design phase.

If someone thinks that it is feasible and wants to work on (or mentor)
porting the current Hurd over to a different micro kernel than Mach, feel
free to speak up.


> perhaps can you manage to mentor some people on Hurd projects under the
> umbrella of the GNU project?

That was the only way I had in mind.  Nevertheless we need to get it
rolling this week.


Regards,
 Thomas