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This wiki page is created to make it easier to plan and coordinate Debian's involvement in the [http://code.google.com/soc/2008 Google Summer of Code 2008].
You can read about previous Debian participation in Summer of Code: in [wiki:SummerOfCode2007 2007] and [wiki:SummerOfCode2006 2006].
Current Status (2008-02-27)
SteveMcIntyre will be an admin again this year, and will deal with applying to Google for Debian to be a mentoring organisation. If you'd like to help him, mail the list (see below)
- We're also looking for ideas and/or potential mentors. Please add yourself or your idea below
Timeline
http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html#0.1_timeline
Mailing list
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/soc-coordination
Project proposals
- [wiki:/netconf netconf]: work on a next-generation network configuration management system (Python)
- [wiki:/smartcard smartcard]: add smartcard support to d-i
- [wiki:/biodata biodata]: manage and integrate biological data
[wiki:/UltimateDebianDatabase ultimate debian database]: import, store and use data about various aspects of Debian in an SQL database
- [wiki:/security-beta security-beta]: Security update beta test program
Your proposal here (use SummerOfCode2008/SampleProposal)
Related links
Some information on what being a good mentor entails can be found here http://primates.ximian.com/~federico/docs/summer-of-code-mentoring-howto/index.html