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After a one-year break, the [ | After a one-year break, the [https://xmpp.org/xsf/ XMPP Standards Foundation] is applying to participate in the [http://socghop.appspot.com/ Google Summer of Code] for 2010. We're using this page, the [http://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/jdev JDEV discussion list], and the [xmpp:jdev@conference.jabber.org?join jdev chatroom] to talk about potential Summer of Code ideas. Also free free to chat with developers working on particular XMPP [https://xmpp.org/software/clients.shtml clients], [https://xmpp.org/software/servers.shtml servers], and [https://xmpp.org/software/libraries.shtml libraries]. | ||
= Introduction = | = Introduction = | ||
XMPP is the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, an XML wire protocol for real-time communication that emerged from the | XMPP is the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, an XML wire protocol for real-time communication that emerged from the Jabber open-source community. Our community is not a traditional open-source project because it is not focused on a single codebase. Instead, our community is centered around open standards and open protocols. However, even though there are closed-source implementations of XMPP, we still have a strong commitment to open code and there are many free and open-source projects in our community. | ||
We have participated in the Summer of Code since its inception and have learned many lessons, among them: | We have participated in the Summer of Code since its inception and have learned many lessons, among them: | ||
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* We take the Summer of Code very seriously and we expect our students to treat it like a full-time job. | * We take the Summer of Code very seriously and we expect our students to treat it like a full-time job. | ||
This page lists some potential project ideas that students can work on. This is similar to a "Request for Proposal" process for your summer job. The mentors and other project members have defined these RFPs as a way to help structure the summer work. Many of these projects are are relevant to our overall community [ | This page lists some potential project ideas that students can work on. This is similar to a "Request for Proposal" process for your summer job. The mentors and other project members have defined these RFPs as a way to help structure the summer work. Many of these projects are are relevant to our overall community [https://xmpp.org/xsf/roadmap.shtml roadmap]. A select team of longtime XMPP developers and former mentors will review all the student proposals and "interview" many of the students so that we can make the best possible choices. | ||
If you have any questions about the XSF's involvement with the Google Summer of Code, please contact [https://code-bear.com/about.html Mike Taylor] via email or (preferably) IM. | If you have any questions about the XSF's involvement with the Google Summer of Code, please contact [https://code-bear.com/about.html Mike Taylor] via email or (preferably) IM. | ||