Google Summer of Code: 2008 - Revision history

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Zehra moved page Google Summer of Code/2008 to Google Summer of Code: 2008: let's standardize the pages a bit with '''Google Summer of Code:''' as prefix

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JeffM2501: Add link to SOC 2008 specific category

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Add link to SOC 2008 specific category

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	[[Category: Development]]		[[Category: Development]]
			[[Category: Summer Of Code 2008]]

Learner: /* Proposal Ideas */

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Proposal Ideas

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	While there are lots of [[Ideas]] floating around of varying utility to the game, the ideas listed below are the specific areas that we are predominantly interested in seeing worked on as part of the GSoC. Please note that students are also welcome and encouraged to apply with their own ideas. They should run those ideas by one of the developers beforehand to make sure they are consistent with the scope and focus of the project, though, as there are some ideas which will not be accepted regardless of the quality of the application and applicant. We've additionally provided several project ideas important to BZFlag development that we would very much like to see proposals for, shown in following.		While there are lots of [[Ideas]] floating around of varying utility to the game, the ideas listed below are the specific areas that we are predominantly interested in seeing worked on as part of the GSoC. Please note that students are also welcome and encouraged to apply with their own ideas. They should run those ideas by one of the developers beforehand to make sure they are consistent with the scope and focus of the project, though, as there are some ideas which will not be accepted regardless of the quality of the application and applicant. We've additionally provided several project ideas important to BZFlag development that we would very much like to see proposals for, shown in following.

	~~Ideas marked with an "*" asterisk indicate entries where we have received at least two or more applicant submissions for that idea.~~

	== Suggest your own idea ==		== Suggest your own idea ==
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	== In-game profile management ==		== In-game profile management ==
	BZFlag allows players to specify a callsign and team in addition to other player characteristics and preferences. This enhancement would focus on allowing the user to specify and manage multiple profiles from within the game. Profiles could be linked together and should be presented in an intuitive manner (proposal should highlight how you'd go about achieving that). The profiles would need to associate with global account information as well.		BZFlag allows players to specify a callsign and team in addition to other player characteristics and preferences. This enhancement would focus on allowing the user to specify and manage multiple profiles from within the game. Profiles could be linked together and should be presented in an intuitive manner (proposal should highlight how you'd go about achieving that). The profiles would need to associate with global account information as well.


	= Mentors =		= Mentors =

Constitution: The student application period has ended

2008-04-08T00:21:54Z

The student application period has ended

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	The 2008 Google Summer of Code was announced on February 25, 2008. BZFlag has been accepted again this year as a mentoring organization. Given our enormously successful participation in the program in 2007, we're very excited to be participating again and ~~look forward~~ to ~~seeing~~ the ~~student submissions~~. BZFlag ~~will accept~~ student project proposals from March 24 ~~to March 31~~ ending at 5:00 PDT (0:00 April 1 GMT). Further information on our proposal ideas are below. ~~'''''Candidate students should be sure to read our suggestions for~~ [[Google_Summer_of_Code\|getting started, preparing a submission, and the application process]].'''''		The 2008 Google Summer of Code was announced on February 25, 2008. BZFlag has been accepted again this year as a mentoring organization. Given our enormously successful participation in the program in 2007, we're very excited to be participating again and we're very happy to see the applications that were submitted. BZFlag accepted student project proposals from March 24 until April 7 ending at 5:00 PDT (0:00 April 8 GMT). Further information on our proposal ideas are below. Hints and tips on [[Google_Summer_of_Code\|getting started, preparing a submission, and the application process]] were available. '''''Accepted student proposals will be announced here and on the Google Summer of Code homepage on April 21 at around 12:00 PM PDT (19:00 GMT).'''''

	= Promotion Flyers =		= Promotion Flyers =

DTRemenak: /* Mentors */ I'm a bit erroneous too

2008-03-25T20:35:26Z

Mentors: I'm a bit erroneous too

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	The mentors for 2008 are;		The mentors for 2008 are;
	* Sean Morrison (brlcad/learner)		* Sean Morrison (brlcad/learner)
	* Daniel Remenak (DTRemenak)		* Daniel Remenak (DTRemenak/Erroneous)
	* Jeffrey Myers (JeffM/JeffM2501)		* Jeffrey Myers (JeffM/JeffM2501)
	* Julio Jiménez Borreguero (Manu/jujibo)		* Julio Jiménez Borreguero (Manu/jujibo)

JeffM2501: /* Mentors */

2008-03-25T17:08:24Z

Mentors

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	== Mentors ==		= Mentors =
	The mentors for 2008 are;		The mentors for 2008 are;
	* Sean Morrison (brlcad/learner)		* Sean Morrison (brlcad/learner)
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	* Joe VanOverberghe (Donny_Baker)		* Joe VanOverberghe (Donny_Baker)
	* James Lawrence (spldart)		* James Lawrence (spldart)


	= Thanks & Appreciation =		= Thanks & Appreciation =

JeffM2501 at 17:07, 25 March 2008

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 == In-game profile management ==
 BZFlag allows players to specify a callsign and team in addition to other player characteristics and preferences.  This enhancement would focus on allowing the user to specify and manage multiple profiles from within the game.  Profiles could be linked together and should be presented in an intuitive manner (proposal should highlight how you'd go about achieving that).  The profiles would need to associate with global account information as well.
 = Thanks & Appreciation =

Learner at 05:18, 22 March 2008

2008-03-22T05:18:36Z

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	The Google Summer of Code ~~2008~~ was announced on February 25, 2008. BZFlag has been accepted again this year as a mentoring organization. Given our enormously successful participation in the program in 2007, ~~BZFlag will~~ again ~~participate in~~ the ~~program in 2008~~. BZFlag will accept student project proposals from March 24 to March 31 ending at 5:00 PDT (0:00 April 1 GMT). Further information on ~~the application process and some~~ proposal ideas are below.		The 2008 Google Summer of Code was announced on February 25, 2008. BZFlag has been accepted again this year as a mentoring organization. Given our enormously successful participation in the program in 2007, we're very excited to be participating again and look forward to seeing the student submissions. BZFlag will accept student project proposals from March 24 to March 31 ending at 5:00 PDT (0:00 April 1 GMT). Further information on our proposal ideas are below. '''''Candidate students should be sure to read our suggestions for [[Google_Summer_of_Code\|getting started, preparing a submission, and the application process]].'''''

	= Promotion Flyers =		= Promotion Flyers =

Learner: move the application sections up to the main gsoc page since it's not 2008-specific

2008-03-22T04:07:55Z

move the application sections up to the main gsoc page since it's not 2008-specific

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	High praise and special thanks to Harry Keller (aka Saturos) for designing our 2008 GSoC flyer.		High praise and special thanks to Harry Keller (aka Saturos) for designing our 2008 GSoC flyer.

	~~= Preparing an Application =~~

	There is specific format to applications, but students should be detailed in their approach and background information about themselves. They should state specifically what they intend to deliver and any implementation details they feel relevant such as what language they intend to use. C/C++ proposals are preferred though others will be considered. Students that just submit the summaries contained below will not do very well. If you talk with us on IRC about your SoC proposal, you should include your IRC nickname somewhere in your proposal.

	Early proposal submission are encouraged as it gives us more time to review your proposals in detail, comment on them, and potentially ask for additional input. Submitting closer to the deadline will not be a negative consideration as all submissions will be predominantly judged on their merit, but submitting and discussing early is an advantage for submissions that are similar to other submissions.

	Students are asked to propose what they actually want to work on, how they intend to work on it, what they intend to DO, what they know about that task, some details about themselves, etc. Their ability to perform the task is outright presumed, so they are supposed to propose a task that they are comfortable and knowledgeable with performing.

	~~= Program Evaluation =~~

	All the applications we receive will be reviewed, evaluated, and critiqued. Of those applications, only a few can be selected to work on BZFlag. We expect to receive many good applications, making the selection process very competitive and difficult. ''This cannot be stressed enough.'' It will be really hard to narrow down the submissions but in the end we will have only so many slots to work with and the line will eventually need to be drawn. Every application will be read multiple times and reviewed in detail. We thank '''everyone''' that submits a proposal and hope to still see some of you become involved in our software development.

	In the end, submissions will be selected according to the overall long-term impact that accepting the proposal could make for the game, perception of the submitter's abilities to complete the task within the program timeframe, general consensus on the technical approach being proposed, and overall interest in having such modifications made to BZFlag. Particular notice will be made of students that are responsive to questions and readily interactive in the IRC channel. Communication is a good thing.

	While there's never any guarantee that work on any code will be integrated, this is very much the desire and '''intention''' of our participation in the Summer of Code. Students are expected to interact on the [http://my.bzflag.org/irc/ #bzflag IRC channel] on the Freenode network, abide by the [http://bzflag.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/checkout/bzflag/trunk/bzflag/DEVINFO DEVINFO] rules, agree to the [[Google Summer of Code Acceptance\|development requirements]], and focus on providing a clean maintainable implementation.

	~~The final list of selected proposals will be announced on April 14, 2008 at 12:00 noon PDT.~~

	= Proposal Ideas =		= Proposal Ideas =

Learner: /* Program Evaluation */

2008-03-22T04:05:55Z

Program Evaluation

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	While there's never any guarantee that work on any code will be integrated, this is very much the desire and '''intention''' of our participation in the Summer of Code. Students are expected to interact on the [http://my.bzflag.org/irc/ #bzflag IRC channel] on the Freenode network, abide by the [http://bzflag.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/checkout/bzflag/trunk/bzflag/DEVINFO DEVINFO] rules, agree to the [[Google Summer of Code Acceptance\|development requirements]], and focus on providing a clean maintainable implementation.		While there's never any guarantee that work on any code will be integrated, this is very much the desire and '''intention''' of our participation in the Summer of Code. Students are expected to interact on the [http://my.bzflag.org/irc/ #bzflag IRC channel] on the Freenode network, abide by the [http://bzflag.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/checkout/bzflag/trunk/bzflag/DEVINFO DEVINFO] rules, agree to the [[Google Summer of Code Acceptance\|development requirements]], and focus on providing a clean maintainable implementation.

	~~Biding BZFlag's acceptance into the program, the~~ final list of selected proposals will be announced on April 14, 2008 at 12:00 noon PDT.		The final list of selected proposals will be announced on April 14, 2008 at 12:00 noon PDT.

	= Proposal Ideas =		= Proposal Ideas =