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Re: [O] Google Summer of Code -- 3 Org projects for our first participat
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Carsten Dominik |
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Re: [O] Google Summer of Code -- 3 Org projects for our first participation! |
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Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:17:29 +0200 |
All three projects?????!!!!!
This is truely amazing. Wow.
- Carsten
On Apr 24, 2012, at 7:55 AM, Bastien wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> we will have 3 students hacking Org thanks to Google and the GSoC
> program. The list of all accepted projects can be checked here:
>
> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/projects/list/google/gsoc2012
>
> Congratulations to Thorsten, Aurélien and Andrew who made it!
> And special thanks to Thorsten, who really pushed me into this.
>
> Here is a short description of these projects:
>
> Bugpile - a bugtracker for GNU Emacs Org-mode written in Elisp and
> Org-mode (Thorsten)
>
> The Bugpile project has two goals: 1. Develop a bugtracker (called
> Bugpile) for GNU Emacs Org-mode, using Elisp, Elnode, Org-mode, and a
> dVCS. 2. As part of the engineering process, abstract out a
> web-framework (called iOrg) based on these GNU Emacs technologies. A
> web-framework written in Elisp, with Org files used for database
> functionality, is a new approach that enables interactive web
> applications built on top of GNU Emacs. Bugpile is an example
> application, but useful in itself.
>
> Org-mode – Let Org-mode synchronize with online bug-tracking and
> todo-list services (Aurélien)
>
> There's currently no convenient way to manage services like Redmine,
> Bugzilla or GitHub issue tracking system in Org-mode. Org-mode already
> handles TODO-list pretty well, but there's no synchronization
> functionality for TODO-list services such as Toodledo or Google
> Tasks. The goal of the project is to let Org-mode import and export to
> these kind of services in a generic way so that new services can be
> added easily later on.
>
> Emacs-Orgmode Git merge tool for Org Files (Andrew Young)
>
> The purpose of the project is to create a specialized Git merge driver
> for plain text Org-Mode formatted files. A merge driver is a program
> which will combine two versions of a file based off of a common
> ancestor into a single file, marking conflicting changes within. A
> specialized merge driver for Org-Mode files will be able to leverage
> the structure to understand the effects of modifications on the
> integrity of sections. The merge driver will solidify Org-Mode as a
> tool for collaborative work.
>
> Eric Schulte will mentor Thorsten's project and I will mentor Aurélien's
> and Andrew's ones, with the help of Nicolas and Carsten.
>
> This is an exciting time for Org: no doubt that having people paid for
> hacking Org on a full-time basis will boost our favorite software.
>
> This is an exciting time for me as a maintainer and future mentor:
> no doubt that I will *learn* a lot, from both a technical and a human
> point of view - as usual. Now that my age and pseudo-marital position
> make me come home with a baguette every evening, it will be good to feel
> like a student again :)
>
> Thanks to all for your long-lasting commitment and support.
>
> Happy orging,
>
> --
> Bastien
>
>
- Carsten