[Printing-architecture] [Printing-japan] Google Summer of Code 2008: Application period for mentoring organizations: March 3-12

[Till Kamppeter]

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 <sho at bbr.jp>
> To:      till.kamppeter at 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 <till.kamppeter at gmail.com> 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
>>
>>
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> TORATANI Yasumasa
> Software Platform Technology Development Dept. 33
> Digital Platform Technology Development HQs, CANON INC.
> 
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