[Catalyst-dev] Google Summer of Code 2008

[Mike Whitaker]

The application process for Google Summer of Code 2008 - (http:// 
code.google.com/soc/2008/) - has started. For those who don't know,  
this is a Google-sponsored project that pays student developers to  
work on Open Source projects. The deadline for mentor organization  
applications is Wednesday March 12th 1900GMT.

Enlightened Perl (http://www.enlightenedperl.org/) has chosen to  
apply as a mentoring organisation for GSoC, working in co-operation  
with the Perl Foundation. Enlightened Perl's aims are to promote the  
use of Perl as a high-level, enterprise-grade solution, and to  
collect and distribute funding and support for modules and  
applications that further such a use of Perl. It currently has the  
support of the development leaders for Catalyst, Jifty, DBIx::Class,  
RT, svk and Moose, and potentially many more.

The Enlightened Perl coordinator for GSoC2008 is well, me :) (IRC:  
Penfold on irc.perl.org, Email: epo at altrion.org).

We need:

* suggestions for projects: please add these to the Enlightened Perl  
section on http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi? 
gsoc2008_projects. Not all students will want to take on a suggested  
project - some will propose a project of their own (and frequently  
have a lot of success doing so). The GSoC schedule allocates roughly  
2 1/2 months of development time to individual projects.

* volunteers for people to act as mentors (either for a specific  
project or in general). This will require a certain time commitment -  
you will be expected to be in touch with both your student and the  
Enlightened Perl coordinator for a couple of short Agile-style  
'standup' meetings every working day. If you're willing, please add  
yourself to http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi? 
gsoc2008_mentors.
If you want more information, feel free to ask on IRC (#soc or #epo  
on irc.perl.org) and/or check the GSoC and EP websites.

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