Re: about google summer of code 2016

<p dir="ltr"><br /> On 19 Feb 2016 8:30 am, "Chapman Flack" <<a
href="mailto:chap@anastigmatix.net">chap@anastigmatix.net</a>>wrote:<br /> ><br /> > On 02/18/16 19:35, Amit
Langotewrote:<br /> ><br /> > > Apparently, the deadline is: February 20, 2016 at 04:00 (+0900 UTC)<br /> >
><br/> > > <a href="https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/">https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/</a><br />
><br/> > For anybody finding that web site as anti-navigable as I did, here<br /> > are more direct links to
theactual rules, and terms of agreement<br /> > for the various participants:<br /> ><br /> > <a
href="https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/rules/">https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/rules/</a><br/> > <a
href="https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/terms/org">https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/terms/org</a><br/> > <a
href="https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/terms/mentor">https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/terms/mentor</a><br/> >
<ahref="https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/terms/student">https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/terms/student</a><br />
><br/> > Here is a question: does it ever happen that PostgreSQL acts as<br /> > the org for a project that is
PostgreSQL-relatedbut isn't<br /> > directly PGDG-led?<br /> ><br /> > ... there are definitely interesting
andpromising areas for further<br /> > development in PL/Java beyond what I would ever have time to tackle<br />
>solo, and I could easily enjoy mentoring someone through one or<br /> > another of them over a summer, which
couldalso help reinvigorate<br /> > the project and get another developer familiar with it at a<br /> >
non-superficiallevel.  While I could easily see myself mentoring,<br /> > I think it would feel like overkill to
applyindividually as a<br /> > one-trick 'organization'.<br /> ><br /> > I see that there was a "based on
PL/Java"GSoC'12 project, so maybe<br /> > there is some room for non-core ideas under the PostgreSQL ægis?<p
dir="ltr">FWIWit wasn't a PL/Java based project per se, it was a JDBC FDW. <p dir="ltr">I agree, there might be scope
fornon core projects and PL/Java sounds like a good area.<p dir="ltr">Regards, <p dir="ltr">Atri