[maemo-developers] Maemo on Google Summer of Code 09 - Help needed

[From: Dave Neary]

Hi all,

I just wanted to say that GSoC is a great opportunity for students to
spend some quality time working on a project they like, and try out some
funky ideas.

For Maemo, we might not get accepted because of the corporate
sponsorship of Nokia (this was something of an issue last year for
Google), but here are a few projects I wouldn't mind seeing people try
out this year:

* Hardware hacks: Maemo is one of the few projects where it's possible
to hack hardware to do cool stuff. There must be some interesting way to
use a tablet + some software that would be worth doing just to prove it
can be done...

* New applications: Location-aware software, presence-aware software,
web mash-ups, anything that makes sense on a mobile internet platform.

Cheers,
Dave.


Valerio Valerio wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> as previously announced[1] the Maemo community is trying to join
> GSoC[2] this year again, in order to make that participation
> successful, we need some help.
> 
> First we need ideas/application improvements, the ideas doesn't need
> to be a new application or a killer framework that a student can't
> done in 3 month, but can be improvements in existent application or
> small tasks that can be archived in 3 months.
> So if you need help in your pet app, want some support in Maemo or
> want some useful app ported to Maemo, don't hesitate and add your
> ideas/features to the ideas list[3], you can also join us as
> mentor[4].
> 
> I know that can be difficult to propose ideas right now in some
> fields, because the release of Fremantle is approaching and some
> features aren't discovered yet, but don't be afraid of that, just
> propose the ideas :) .
> 
> I'm also seeking for someone that can help me organizing the Maemo
> participation on GSoC, preferably someone who can also be Mentor.
> 
> There also a thread about this topic in ITT :
> http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26821
> 
> 
> [1] - http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-community/2009-February/003162.html
> [2] - http://code.google.com/soc/
> [3] - http://wiki.maemo.org/GSoC_2009/Project_ideas
> [4] - http://wiki.maemo.org/GSoC_2009/Mentors
> 
> Best regards,
> 

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