Google SoC, also Plugins

[Seb Ruiz]

Well, I don't seem to think there can be any harm in waiting and
seeing what happens.

On 12/03/07, Jeff Mitchell <kde-dev at emailgoeshere.com> wrote:
> On Sunday 11 March 2007, Seb Ruiz wrote:
> > I don't know if this was discussed any more in the irc channel, but I
> > already explained the situation to Mark.
>
> I hadn't heard this, and saw the date, and kind of went into panic mode, since
> last year we missed out on this deadline and didn't have an option.  I didn't
> think this to be a problem since last I knew we wanted to go for our own
> project and I'd not heard anything to the contrary.
>
> > The response was: "Amarok may
> > be accepted as a SoC mentor organisation, however since there are so
> > many other applications, it is highly unlikely that we would be
> > accepted in subsequent years."
>
> Is that actually a problem?  Is this not a good year to have people helping us
> out, what with the 2.0 transition and everything?  Or were you wanting
> to "save" our chance for another time?
>
> > Furthermore, as a new organisation, we
> > would probably receive maximum of 2 or 3 projects, which we could
> > acheive underneath the KDE umbrella - and just about guarranteed
> > projects every year.
>
> If we're not accepted as our own project, is there any reason we can't apply
> as mentors under KDE's umbrella, and have people apply there?
>
> Another thing about being our own project is that the money that gets given to
> the project itself could go into our fund instead of KDE's.
>
> Regardless if for some reason we really want to go under KDE I can contact
> them and ask to be withdrawn, so that we can have a chance another year.
>
> --Jeff
>
> >
> > Seb
> >
> > On 12/03/07, Jeff Mitchell <kde-dev at emailgoeshere.com> wrote:
> > > Hey guys,
> > >
> > > Today I had this odd feeling about SoC and checked the page to find out
> > > when signups are.  Turns out it's due tomorrow.  So I filled out the
> > > application for us.  I was very politic, played up our strengths, etc.
> > >
> > > I just saw Nikolaj's email (coincidentally, seriously) and it sounds like
> > > the student might be interested in helping define the API and implement a
> > > Store Plugin.  I've done a (bit) of work on defining an API...I'll send
> > > out an email with a very rough first draft (Umbrello doc) and explain a
> > > few things about it.
> > >
> > > --Jeff
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