From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Neil Smithline Subject: Re: Google Summer of Code -- 3 Org projects for our first participation! Date: Mon, 07 May 2012 23:42:59 -0400 Message-ID: <4FA89643.4040705@neilsmithline.com> References: <8762cpad2q.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56038) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SRbKM-00054y-5e for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 07 May 2012 23:43:07 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SRbKK-0005DY-2x for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 07 May 2012 23:43:05 -0400 Received: from mail-qc0-f169.google.com ([209.85.216.169]:35600) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SRbKJ-0005DG-Uo for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 07 May 2012 23:43:04 -0400 Received: by qcsd16 with SMTP id d16so4318347qcs.0 for ; Mon, 07 May 2012 20:43:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8762cpad2q.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bastien Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org GIMP just came out with a major release. The extensive release notes (http://bit.ly/JlxQrL) are littered with statements such as: This feature was originally developed during Google Summer of Code 2008 and heavily improved since. While I'm hoping we can turn GSoC work into production in less than 4 years, the GIMP release notes have left me even more psyched about our three GSoCers! Go guys! (At least I think you're all guys :-) Neil Smithline http://www.neilsmithline.com Proud GNU Emacs user since 1986, v. 18.24. On 4/24 01:55 , Bastien wrote: > Dear all, > > we will have 3 students hacking Org thanks to Google and the GSoC > program. The list of all accepted projects can be checked here: > > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/projects/list/google/gsoc2012 > > Congratulations to Thorsten, Aurélien and Andrew who made it! > And special thanks to Thorsten, who really pushed me into this. > > Here is a short description of these projects: > > Bugpile - a bugtracker for GNU Emacs Org-mode written in Elisp and > Org-mode (Thorsten) > > The Bugpile project has two goals: 1. Develop a bugtracker (called > Bugpile) for GNU Emacs Org-mode, using Elisp, Elnode, Org-mode, and a > dVCS. 2. As part of the engineering process, abstract out a > web-framework (called iOrg) based on these GNU Emacs technologies. A > web-framework written in Elisp, with Org files used for database > functionality, is a new approach that enables interactive web > applications built on top of GNU Emacs. Bugpile is an example > application, but useful in itself. > > Org-mode – Let Org-mode synchronize with online bug-tracking and > todo-list services (Aurélien) > > There's currently no convenient way to manage services like Redmine, > Bugzilla or GitHub issue tracking system in Org-mode. Org-mode already > handles TODO-list pretty well, but there's no synchronization > functionality for TODO-list services such as Toodledo or Google > Tasks. The goal of the project is to let Org-mode import and export to > these kind of services in a generic way so that new services can be > added easily later on. > > Emacs-Orgmode Git merge tool for Org Files (Andrew Young) > > The purpose of the project is to create a specialized Git merge driver > for plain text Org-Mode formatted files. A merge driver is a program > which will combine two versions of a file based off of a common > ancestor into a single file, marking conflicting changes within. A > specialized merge driver for Org-Mode files will be able to leverage > the structure to understand the effects of modifications on the > integrity of sections. The merge driver will solidify Org-Mode as a > tool for collaborative work. > > Eric Schulte will mentor Thorsten's project and I will mentor Aurélien's > and Andrew's ones, with the help of Nicolas and Carsten. > > This is an exciting time for Org: no doubt that having people paid for > hacking Org on a full-time basis will boost our favorite software. > > This is an exciting time for me as a maintainer and future mentor: > no doubt that I will *learn* a lot, from both a technical and a human > point of view - as usual. Now that my age and pseudo-marital position > make me come home with a baguette every evening, it will be good to feel > like a student again :) > > Thanks to all for your long-lasting commitment and support. > > Happy orging, >