[Python-Dev] GSoC 2010 is on -- projects?

[Terry Reedy]

On 3/19/2010 2:23 AM, Laurent Gautier wrote:
> On 3/19/10 3:36 AM, C. Titus Brown wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> once again, the PSF has been accepted as a mentoring foundation for
>> the Google
>> Summer of Code! This year, we're going to emphasize python 3 porting, so
>> please think of projects you'd like to see tackled.
>
> Hi,
>
>
> Does this mean that any other python project could potentially see
> itself ported to Python 3 in the course of this SoC ?

The theme should include both general porting tools and specific 
projects, especially infrastructure projects like numeric, which are 
blocking the porting of other projects. It would be nice if those doing 
specific projects contributed their experience/knowledge to a central pool.

> If so, can any project owner submit a request for help,

Any project owner is *always* free to ask for help (on python-list, but 
now here in this thread). Those who can also mentor might be more likely 
to get it. If I were a student, I would consider serious interest from a 
project owner (and a promise to distribute a port, when ready), a 
prerequisite.

 > or is there going to be a list
> of projects that would nice to port, or will a voting system of some
> sort be put in place ?

Like most contributors, students choose projects, within the limits of 
what they can get mentors for, that scratch their itches. They may or 
may not otherwise be swayed by requests and opinions.

My views.

Terry Jan Reedy