[maemo-developers] [GSoC] Google apps.

[From: Valerio Valerio]

Hi,

On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Ville M. Vainio <vivainio at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Dmitry Fomin <fomin.develop at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have a question about Google apps project - "Implement small
> applications
> > and corresponding
> > reusable libraries (Qt C++) for integrating with Google services like
> Mail
> > (quick read/search
> > without going through IMAP), Todo:s, Buzz, import opml from Google
> Reader".
> >
> > Which google services are intended to be implemented? Or the students
> should
> > propose ideas?
>
> Unless I misremember, it's up to the students to create a proposal
> that "sells" the project (and themselves). People at Google (or was it
> the accepted organization? can't remember..) then vote on the
> proposals, scores are counted and approval/rejection of the proposal
> and the project is done.
>

Exactly, is up to the students to research and make a proposal, there's a
lot of competition in GSoC, if the student does not do the homework, will be
unlikely to be chosen.

Best regards,

-- 
Valério Valério

http://www.valeriovalerio.org


> For this particular project, I'd imagine a student should do some
> pre-study to determine what services nicely overlap as far as google
> APIs are concerned - I'd imagine gmail + todo to be a good choice, for
> example, since google buzz apis seem unrelated (ostatus). Buzz
> supports could be a separate project.
>
> --
> Ville M. Vainio
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