Fedora Java-SIG projects for GSoC 2014

[Lali Devamanthri]

Hi,
Is there any projects we can propose for this year Google Summer of Code
programme. I have noticed there are no any single project idea proposed in
Java for Fedora (but there are few from last year)

It may be great chance to get new contributors for Java SIG.

Thanks,
/Lali

[Mikolaj Izdebski]

On 03/10/2014 01:44 PM, Lali Devamanthri wrote:
>  Is there any projects we can propose for this year Google Summer of
> Code
>  programme. I have noticed there are no any single project idea proposed in
>  Java for Fedora (but there are few from last year) 
Packaging itself is not a good candidate for GSoC -- it usually requires
cooperation with other package mainatiners and working with upstreams.
Besides that someone has to maintain the packages after GSoC ends.

I have just added two Java-related proposals, you can see them at [1].
Both are about developing new Eclipse plugins for helping with
Fedora-related tasks.  They should meet all criteria for GSoC.

[1]
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_coding_ideas_for_2014#Idea_list_for...

-- 
Mikolaj Izdebski
Software Engineer, Red Hat
IRC: mizdebsk

[Lali Devamanthri]

Hi Mikola,


On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 9:41 PM, Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk(a)redhat.com&gt;wrote:

>  On 03/10/2014 01:44 PM, Lali Devamanthri wrote:
>  > Is there any projects we can propose for this year Google Summer of Code
>  > programme. I have noticed there are no any single project idea proposed
>  in
>  > Java for Fedora (but there are few from last year)
>
>  Packaging itself is not a good candidate for GSoC -- it usually requires
>  cooperation with other package mainatiners and working with upstreams.
>  Besides that someone has to maintain the packages after GSoC ends.
>
>  +1,  we should select students who can continue their contribution to The 
Fedora.


>  I have just added two Java-related proposals, you can see them at
> [1].
>  Both are about developing new Eclipse plugins for helping with
>  Fedora-related tasks.  They should meet all criteria for GSoC.
>  
yes, I'm also working in Eclipse plugin development project. Certainly I
can help with you to mentor those project.


>  [1]
>
>  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_coding_ideas_for_2014#Idea_list_for...
>
>  --
>  Mikolaj Izdebski
>  Software Engineer, Red Hat
>  IRC: mizdebsk
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[Mario Torre]

On Mon, 2014-03-10 at 18:14 +0530, Lali Devamanthri wrote:
>  Hi,
>  Is there any projects we can propose for this year Google Summer of Code
>  programme. I have noticed there are no any single project idea proposed in
>  Java for Fedora (but there are few from last year)
>  
>  It may be great chance to get new contributors for Java SIG. 
We applied as IcedTea but we didn't get selected this year, some
projects may be done with Fedora in mind though, so feel free to pick
anything from this list:

http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/GSoC2014

I may be able to help mentoring some (as in one :) of them.

I think at least two of them may be great for Fedora:

* Port OpenJDK to Wayland 
* System Abstraction for the JDK

Let me know.

Cheers,
Mario

[Lali Devamanthri]

Hi Mario,



On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Mario Torre <neugens(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:

>  On Mon, 2014-03-10 at 18:14 +0530, Lali Devamanthri wrote:
>  > Hi,
>  > Is there any projects we can propose for this year Google Summer of Code
>  > programme. I have noticed there are no any single project idea proposed
>  in
>  > Java for Fedora (but there are few from last year)
>  >
>  > It may be great chance to get new contributors for Java SIG.
>
>  We applied as IcedTea but we didn't get selected this year, some
>  projects may be done with Fedora in mind though, so feel free to pick
>  anything from this list:
>
>  http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/GSoC2014
>
>  I may be able to help mentoring some (as in one :) of them.
>
>  I think at least two of them may be great for Fedora:
>
>  * Port OpenJDK to Wayland
>  * System Abstraction for the JDK
>
>  Let me know.
>
>  +1, Please add them to Fedora idea page[1] 
And also I'm personally like 
'New Swing Look And Feel based on JavaFX'
project. :)


Cheers,
>  Mario
>
>
>  
[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_coding_ideas_for_2014

Thanks,
/Lali

[Mario Torre]

On Mon, 2014-03-10 at 22:36 +0530, Lali Devamanthri wrote:
>  Hi Mario, 
>  > +1, Please add them to Fedora idea page[1]
>  And also I'm personally like  'New Swing Look And Feel based on JavaFX'
>  project. :) 
Yeah,

Except that JavaFX is not in Fedora, and depends on Gradle and
OpenJDK8 :)

This is an hard beast unfortunately, the task is not so difficult
though.

Cheers,
Mario

[Lali Devamanthri]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 10:51 PM, Mario Torre <neugens(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:

>  On Mon, 2014-03-10 at 22:36 +0530, Lali Devamanthri wrote:
>  > Hi Mario,
>
>  > > +1, Please add them to Fedora idea page[1]
>  > And also I'm personally like  'New Swing Look And Feel based on JavaFX'
>  > project. :)
>
>  Yeah,
>
>  Except that JavaFX is not in Fedora, and depends on Gradle and
>  OpenJDK8 :)
>
>  This is an hard beast unfortunately, the task is not so difficult
>  though.
>  
Then forget about it now, and lets forward with what we have :)


/Lali


>  Cheers,
>  Mario
>
>
>