Summer of Code 2008 - Revision history

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Dirk: Straight copy of the "Google Summer of Code" page to capture the state it was in for GSoC 2008

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Straight copy of the "Google Summer of Code" page to capture the state it was in for GSoC 2008

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Geeklog was [http://www.geeklog.net/article.php/summer-of-code-2008 accepted] to take part in the [http://code.google.com/soc/ Google Summer of Code™] 2008. This page provides an overview of the 2008 activities.

== What is it? ==

The [http://code.google.com/soc/ Google Summer of Code™] is a program sponsored by Google where they pay students to develop open source software. In its third incarnation in 2007, Geeklog [[Summer of Code 2007|took part]] in the program for the first time and we have been accepted for 2008 again.

== Project Ideas ==

This is a list of ideas for projects that we feel would add useful functionality to Geeklog. We are open for other ideas not listed here as long as they fit in with Geeklog's general ideas and concepts and can be done in the 3-months period of the Summer of Code program.

Also, please read the [[Google_Summer_of_Code#Notes_for_Students|Notes for Students]] below.

=== For Geeklog 1.x ===

* [[SoC_improving comments_2008|Improving the comments]]
* [[SoC_webservices_revisited|Webservices revisited]]
* [[SoC_install_script_revisited|Install script: Plugins and Migration]]
* [http://swot.fuckingbrit.com/ SWOT] ''(Spam: Web of Trust)''
* [[SoC_mailman|Mailman Plugin]]
* [[SoC_improved_search|Improved Search]]
* [[SoC_socialnetworking|Add Social Networking Features]]
* [[SoC_css_foundation_classes|Implement a theme based on the YUI CSS Foundation Libraries]]
* [[SoC_cross_site_publication|Cross Site Alerting and Publication API]]
* [[SoC_web_analytics_api|Implement Open Web Analytics]]
* [[SoC_core_notification_support|Core Notification Service]]
* [[Soc_content_translation_serice|Google Translation API]]
* [[SoC_improve_multi-language_feature|Improve multi-language capabilities]]

There are also some [[SoC_more_ideas|leftover ideas]] from 2007.

=== For Geeklog 2 ===

* [[SoC_geeklog2_taxonomy_tagging_plugin| Taxonomy and Tagging Plugin]]
* [[SoC_geeklog2_continuous_builds| Continuous Builds]]
* [[SoC_geeklog2_workflow_plugin| Workflow Plugin]]
* [[SoC_geeklog2_mapping_plugin| Mapping Plugin]]
* [[SoC_geeklog2_syndication_api|Geeklog2 Syndication API]]
* [[SoC_geeklog2_spam_solution|Geeklog2 Anti-Spam "Solution"]]
* [[Soc_geeklog2_media_plugin| Media Plugin]]
* [[Soc_geeklog2_social_plugin| Social Plugin using Google's OpenSocial]]

== Notes for Students ==

=== Required skills ===

Students interested in any of the above projects should have reasonable experience with PHP and some basic SQL knowledge. Being able to set up your own LAMP server (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) would probably help but isn't a prerequisite.

=== Background information ===

Please note that there are '''two''' versions of Geeklog currently under active development but that they share little other than the name and a few contributors.

* '''Geeklog 1.x''' (currently 1.4.1, with 1.5.0 "almost done") is the software you may have seen running websites such as [http://www.groklaw.net/ Groklaw].
* '''Geeklog 2''' is "the next generation" of Geeklog and has been rewritten from the ground up. There are no released versions of Geeklog 2 yet.

Geeklog 1.x was started back in the year 2000 and its code is still mostly procedural and it uses its own (thin) database abstraction layer. Geeklog 2, on the other hand, is fully object oriented and uses technologies such as MVC and design patterns.

So basically, you can choose between working on a system that is in wide use already or one that uses all the latest and greatest in technology but isn't ''quite'' ready for mainstream use yet. In either case, you would be helping the Geeklog community immensely.

=== License ===

Geeklog 1.x has been released under the GPLv2 (GNU General Public License, version 2). All code written for Geeklog 1.x projects should also be released under that same license.

No final decision has been made on the license for Geeklog 2. However, it will most likely ''not'' be the GPL but another [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ OSI approved] license in the spirit of the BSD license.

== Contact ==

For all questions regarding Geeklog and the Summer of Code, please email us at <tt>contact-us(AT)lists.geeklog.net</tt> or use [http://www.geeklog.net/profiles.php?uid=2&subject=Google%20Summer%20of%20Code%202008 this web form].

You are also invited to join our [http://lists.geeklog.net/mailman/listinfo/geeklog-devel Development Mailing List] and say "Hi!"

Or you can hop on our IRC channel: #geeklog at irc.freenode.net and talk to us directly (some patience required - not everyone may be online there all the time).

[[Category:Summer of Code]] [[Category:Development]]

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-Geeklog was [http://www.geeklog.net/article.php/summer-of-code-2008 accepted] to take part in the [http://code.google.com/soc/ Google Summer of ] 2008. This page provides an overview of the 2008 activities.
+Geeklog was [http://www.geeklog.net/article.php/summer-of-code-2008 accepted] to take part in the [http://code.google.com/soc/ Google Summer of Code™] 2008. This page provides an overview of the 2008 activities.
 == What is it? ==
-The [http://code.google.com/soc/ Google Summer of ] is a program sponsored by Google where they pay students to develop open source software. In its third incarnation  in 2007, Geeklog [[Summer of Code 2007|took part]] in the program for the first time and we have been accepted for 2008 again.
+The [http://code.google.com/soc/ Google Summer of Code™] is a program sponsored by Google where they pay students to develop open source software. In its third incarnation  in 2007, Geeklog [[Summer of Code 2007|took part]] in the program for the first time and we have been accepted for 2008 again.
 The following projects were accepted for the Google Summer of Code 2008 (also see the [http://www.geeklog.net/article.php/summer-of-code-2008-students announcement] on geeklog.net):

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 * [[SoC_improve_multilingual_feature|Improve multilingual capabilities]]
-There are also some [[SoC_more_ideas|leftover ideas]] from 2007.
+There are also some [[GSoC Brainstorming#Leftover Ideas|leftover ideas]] from 2007.
 === For Geeklog 2 ===

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−	The following projects were accepted for the Google Summer of Code ~~2009~~ (also see the [http://www.geeklog.net/article.php/summer-of-code-2008-students announcement] on geeklog.net):	+	The following projects were accepted for the Google Summer of Code 2008 (also see the [http://www.geeklog.net/article.php/summer-of-code-2008-students announcement] on geeklog.net):

	=== For Geeklog ===		=== For Geeklog ===

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−	The [http://code.google.com/soc/ Google Summer of ~~Code™~~] is a program sponsored by Google where they pay students to develop open source software. In its third incarnation in 2007, Geeklog [[Summer of Code 2007\|took part]] in the program for the first time and we have been accepted for 2008 again.	+	The [http://code.google.com/soc/ Google Summer of ] is a program sponsored by Google where they pay students to develop open source software. In its third incarnation in 2007, Geeklog [[Summer of Code 2007\|took part]] in the program for the first time and we have been accepted for 2008 again.

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 * [[SoC_core_notification_support|Core Notification Service]]
 * [[SoC_content_translation_service|Google Translation API]]
-* [[SoC_improve_multi-language_feature|Improve multi-language capabilities]]
+* [[SoC_improve_multilingual_feature|Improve multilingual capabilities]]
 There are also some [[SoC_more_ideas|leftover ideas]] from 2007.

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 == Project Ideas ==
-This is a list of ideas for projects that we feel would add useful functionality to Geeklog. We are open for other ideas not listed here as long as they fit in with Geeklog's general ideas and concepts and can be done in the 3-months period of the Summer of Code program.
+This is a list of ideas for projects that we feel would add useful functionality to Geeklog but didn't make the cut for GSoC 2008:
 === For Geeklog 1.x ===
 * [[SoC_webservices_revisited|Webservices revisited]]
 * [http://swot.fuckingbrit.com/ SWOT] ''(Spam: Web of Trust)''
 * [[SoC_css_foundation_classes|Implement a theme based on the YUI CSS Foundation Libraries]]
 * [[SoC_cross_site_publication|Cross Site Alerting and Publication API]]
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 * [[SoC_geeklog2_continuous_builds| Continuous Builds]]
 * [[SoC_geeklog2_workflow_plugin| Workflow Plugin]]
 * [[SoC_geeklog2_syndication_api|Geeklog2 Syndication API]]
 * [[SoC_geeklog2_spam_solution|Geeklog2 Anti-Spam "Solution"]]