Mentoring Insight project ideas at GSoC 2012

[Peter Borsa]

Hi Buddhika,

+1, I like this idea. But I would not be a good mentor, you know, I'm
also learning Drupal. Of course if I can I will help you or someone
else.
--
Peter Borsa
http://asrob.net
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On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Buddhika Kurera
<bckurera at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> Dear Insight Team members,
>
> I have had a chat with Herlo and Stickster about the GSoC 2012 and
> Insight project.
> Both agreed with that the Insight project ideas would be good GSoC
> project ideas[1].
> The chat history with stickster is attached followed.
>
> What we need is some mentors to mentor the ideas.
> If you are interested in supporting please reply, thanks.
>
> [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_coding_ideas_for_2012
>
> [22:51] <bckurera__> I was wondering to add some Insight project ideas
> to GSoC idea page.
> [22:51] <stickster> bckurera__: Sure, what did you have in mind?
> [22:51] <bckurera__> So think of contacting the insight team for that
> [22:51] <bckurera__> I have discussed with Herlo about the calendar project
> [22:52] <bckurera__> #link
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Insight_use_cases_for_calendar
> [22:52] <stickster> bckurera__: asrob and tatica would also be
> interested in talking with you then
> [22:52] <bckurera__> further there is another topic as well
> [22:52] <bckurera__> which is added by stickster
> [22:52] <bckurera__> #link
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Insight_use_cases_for_status_and_microblogging
> [22:53] <bckurera__> I can see asrod here :) , can you ping, if
> possible please !
> [22:53] <stickster> Yes, I added that one -- I outlined the use cases
> on that page
> [22:54] <bckurera__> stickster : can you mentor that idea?
> [22:55] <bckurera__> I can see asrob here :) , can you ping, if
> possible please !
> [22:55] <stickster> bckurera__: Unfortunately, I can't mentor
> personally for GSoC -- I'm more than fully booked in an internal
> project
> [22:56] <stickster> bckurera__: But that doesn't mean we couldn't find
> another mentor for you, if someone else on the team feels they can do
> that
> [22:56] <bckurera__> stickster : Is there any person who can handle the idea?
> [22:56] <stickster> bckurera__: I would certainly try to help with
> advice or communication, but I'm sometimes not around depending on
> $DAYJOB
> [22:57] <bckurera__> stickster : Thats nice, so that we can ask it on
> ML and find one to co-mentor as well
> [22:57] <stickster> bckurera__: Sure -- we use the logistics@ list for
> that. Have you already seen the [[Insight]] page on the wiki?
> [22:59] <bckurera__> stickster : Yes ! I joined with the project some
> time back but not able to do much :(
> [22:59] <bckurera__> stickster : I mean towards the Insight
> [22:59] <stickster> bckurera__: The use case #2 on the microblogging
> page may be the most interesting one. That's the one to try and get us
> away from a shared password, and into a system where we use a FAS
> group to manage access to the identi.ca account
> [22:59] <stickster> I don't have a good idea how to accomplish it, and
> still have some good security practice
> [23:00] <bckurera__> stickster : Then you think those ideas will be
> good GSoC projects, am I right?
> [23:01] <stickster> bckurera__: I'm not sure -- it depends on how
> generally applicable we could make them outside Fedora
> [23:02] <stickster> If I were thinking in terms of GSoC, I'd want to
> think about how solving these problems could help the larger FOSS
> community -- in other words, design a general solution that we could
> also use in Fedora
> [23:03] <bckurera__> stickster : I think GSoC is specific to a FOSS
> project/ organization. Even the last year selected topics are like
> that.
> [23:04] <stickster> bckurera__: OK, if that's the case, then I guess
> these would work
> [23:04] * stickster still likes the idea of generalizing the solutions
> so they can be used elsewhere
> [23:04] <bckurera__> With the students' help we can get the idea
> implemented. That the support and further we need to make the student
> with the project even though the GSoC is over.
> [23:05] <bckurera__> stickster : Thanks a lot, then shall we ask some
> help to mentor on the ML?
> [23:05] <stickster> Absolutely
> [23:05] <bckurera__> we can include both ideas we have at the moment
> and some co-mentors while you can advice them time to time.
> [23:07] <bckurera__> stickster : Nice, then shall I post the idea to
> the list with this chat history, quoted?
> [23:07] <stickster> sure
> [23:08] <bckurera__> Thanks for the quick response, I ll post to the ML soon.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Buddhike Chandradeepa Kurera(bckurera)
> Fedora Ambassador Sri Lanka
> Event Liaison - Design Team
>
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