Final project decisions (PLEASE READ)

[Karsten Wade]

Sometimes you hear people say, "It was a very hard choice, they were
all so good."  That is the case here.  In a very short period of time,
we went from zero to 40+ proposals from a base of 30+ ideas.  Students
and mentors have been great to work with.  Proposals have been
thoughtful and show work, research, and intelligence.  We are deeply
impressed.

Now two things.  First, a list of accepted proposals, which includes
funded and unfunded offers.  The funded proposals are paid an even
split from their funding pool.  Second, an explanation of how funded
proposals, unfunded proposals, and the different funding pools
interact.

== Accepted proposals ==

All accepted students who complete their summer coding project are
recognized with a certificate of completion, inclusion in publicity,
and a Summer Coding program t-shirt. These rewards go to both funded
and unfunded proposals that we've accepted.  Because of the way our
funding works this time, we are projects projects in to two funding
pools.

=== Projects in the Fedora Funding Pool ===

Funded:
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - Copr TG app]] 
  - Ionuț Arțăriși
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_Copr_TG_app
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - KDE Netbook Remix]] 
  - Aditya Patawari
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_KDE_Netbook_Remix
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - KDE Netbook Spin]] 
  - Hiemanshu Sharma
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_KDE_Netbook_Spin
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - Fedora Musicians' Guide] 
  - Christoper Antila
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_Fedora_Musicians%27_Guide
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - Freeseer - Auto-Systray with
Hotkey]]
  - Leo Estorninos
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_Freeseer_-_Auto-Systray_with_Hotkey
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - CHASM-mfm]]
  - Matt Mooney
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_CHASM-mfm
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - Four Seasons of Code]]
  - Gaurav Menghani
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_Four_Seasons_of_Code
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - Unified ink level reporting]] [1]
  - Wang Xiang
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_Unified_ink_level_reporting
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - Kronikarz]]
  - Andrey Prokhorenkov
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_Kronikarz#Andrey_Prokhorenkov
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - libyahoo2 chatroom]]
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_libyahoo2_chatroom
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - Kde usability inspector]] [Red Hat
  Engineering Brno funded - read note in the funding section]
  - Michal Luscon
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_Kde_usability_inspector

Unfunded:
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - configure software items and repository via web service]]
  - CHEN Yangyang
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_configure_software_items_and_repository_via_web_service
* [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - an optimized architecture for customizable application installer]]
  - Haofu Han
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_an_optimized_architecture_for_customizable_application_installer
*  [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - Backup Configurations Of Softwares]]
  - Tao Lin
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_proposal_-_Backup_Configurations_Of_Softwares
* DGC GTK GUI #1 - Details forthcoming
* DGC GTK GUI #2 - Details forthcoming

Read below for details about funded and unfunded status.

=== Projects in the JBoss.org Funding Pool ===

* Errai (GWT) integration with CDI event [1]
  - Filip Rogaczewski
  - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_student_application_-_Filip_Rogaczewski
* [Others under review.]

The JBoss.org-based projects still have at least one proposal still
under review.  We didn't want to hang up all the rest of the students
for this resolution.  We expect to have a resolution within 48 hours
from sending this email.

== Funded and unfunded projects ==

About funding ...

Funded Fedora-based projects that complete the summer program are
splitting a pool of US$10,000.  Funded JBoss.org-based projects that
complete the summer program are splitting a pool of US$5,000.

If any student withdraws from the program or does not complete the
project (mentors' decision), their funding portion is returned to the
pool to be split amongst the remaining students.

There are currently 10 projects in the Fedora funding pool, and 1+
projects in the JBoss.org funding pool.  If you have any questions
about this arrangement, you can ask on this list, contact your mentor,
or contact me directly.

The [[Summer Coding 2010 proposal - Kde usability inspector]] proposal
is being funded out of money that can only be used for students from a
few universities in the Brno area.  Due to this, the project does not
draw from the general Fedora pool nor does the money from it come back
to the Fedora pool should the project not be completed.

About unfunding ...

We are experimenting with formally recognizing unfunded projects.
It's not uncommon for students to be so passionate about an idea that
they are interested in working on even if their proposal wasn't
selected for funding.  We are going to recognize a few projects where
the students and mentors are or may be willing to work without pay on
the project this summer.

These projects are clearly worth supporting, but we don't have enough
budget to support every good and worthy proposal.  These are
interesting proposals from thoughtful, passionate students.  We want
to give these projects a chance.

Therefore, the ONLY difference between the funded and unfunded
projects is the funding.  Otherwise, the students who work on unfunded
projects and complete the program are recognized as "graduating"
Fedora Summer Coding 2010.  Both types of student projects that are
completed receive certification as having completed, all the same
benefits and privileges in the community as a contributor, and a
program t-shirt to wear with honor.

Five and ten years from now, it's not going to matter who got funded,
it's going to matter who completed their project and went on to make a
further impact in free and open source software.

All the selected students should be proud.  We wish we could have
funded all of the worthy projects!

[1] Special funding ...

A sponsor has offered a bounty of 100 EUR for a few specific projects
if they have accepted proposals.  These projects have the footnote
link [1] for this section.  These two students will be contacted
separately with details about this bounty.

- Summer Coding Mentors and Admins team

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name:  Karsten 'quaid' Wade, Sr. Community Gardener
team:                Red Hat Community Architecture 
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