Re: [Haskell-cafe] Re: [Haskell] Google Summer of Code 2009

On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 11:36, Malcolm Wallace wrote:

Gwern Branwen wrote:

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* A GUI interface to Darcs (http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/summer-of-code/ticket/17);

I wonder whether darcs ought to apply to be a GSoC mentoring organisation in its own right this year?  It would be good to attempt to get a couple of dedicated slots for darcs only (in addition to any that haskell.org may get).

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* Optimization of containers (http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/summer-of-code/ticket/1549). Would benefit every Haskell user very quickly.

This was Jamie Brandon's GSoC project last year, and although that is not yet in wide use, I suspect there is very little extra effort needed to get it out there into the average Haskell user's hands.

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* XMonad compositing support (http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/summer-of-code/ticket/1548).

Maybe XMonad should also think about whether to apply to GSoC in their own right as a mentoring org?  As a project, it seems to have a lot of life independent of the Haskell community.

By the way: I think it may be worthwile to contact Google to point out the recent growth of Haskell community. I don't know on what basis they assign the slots, but it may be beneficial to do so. All best Christopher Skrzętnicki