Rockbox participates in Google's Summer of Code 2008

[Bagder]

It is now confirmed that we've been accepted as a mentoring organization for Google's Summer of Code 2008.

Let's make an effort to add more ideas to the gsoc page, talk to potential students and make more rockbox hackers volunteer as mentors.

The wiki page for gsoc 2008 ideas:

http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SummerOfCode2008

[soap]

Congrats on back-to-back acceptance!
Does this mean Rockbox is a lock for at least one project?

[Bagder]

Does this mean Rockbox is a lock for at least one project?

I don't think that's guaranteed, since we first need to get mentors, then a bunch of student applications and then we get a number of slots assigned. I would think that projects that fail to gather enough mentors/students risk getting zero slots.

Not that I think it will happen to us. Just talking hypothetically.

[grossaffe]

Let's make an effort to add more ideas to the gsoc page, talk to potential students and make more rockbox hackers volunteer as mentors.

why don't we add rockboy opimization and nes emulation as potential projects?  I wouldn't be surprised to see those projects building some interest.

[Llorean]

Because, honestly, they're unlikely to get accepted. We're looking for things that move forward the purpose of the project, which means things targeting various key goals.

Rockbox optimization, on its own, is probably not a summer's work. And with the existing NES emulation patch, completing it may not be either.

Between those two points, they really aren't suitable as Soc projects.

[afruff23]

Let's make an effort to add more ideas to the gsoc page, talk to potential students and make more rockbox hackers volunteer as mentors.

How about a better button system which is customizable? I know I'd like to change the Gigabeat remote's counterintuitive button configuration (I'd like the volume up and volume down buttons to be switched in function).

[Llorean]

This is another feature that has been, in the past, declared as something not to be added to Rockbox. As well, I also don't think this one has the scope to be a  full summer project.

[AlexP]

How about a better button system which is customizable? I know I'd like to change the Gigabeat remote's counterintuitive button configuration (I'd like the volume up and volume down buttons to be switched in function).

It is fairly straightforward to customise the buttons yourself in the code then compile, but customisable buttons in the official build = support nightmare, and just isn't going to happen.

[terrence1019]

I am interested in Rockbox as an application.

[linuxstb]

I am interested in Rockbox as an application.

So am I (I'm a potential mentor).  Feel free to come to the rockbox IRC channel and discuss it.

[JdGordon]

I am interested in Rockbox as an application.

that makes at least three of us.... does noone know how to compile sdl apps for winCE?

[Domonoky]

that makes at least three of us.... does noone know how to compile sdl apps for winCE?

As a hint:
the ScummVM Website contains instructions on how to build sdl apps with gcc for WinCE..  :-)

[grossaffe]

Because, honestly, they're unlikely to get accepted. We're looking for things that move forward the purpose of the project, which means things targeting various key goals.

Rockbox optimization, on its own, is probably not a summer's work. And with the existing NES emulation patch, completing it may not be either.

Between those two points, they really aren't suitable as Soc projects.

I see.

and button configuration won't be on there either? (the sansa can have some pretty bad controls for things where left/right are buttons but up/down are scroll wheel).
will any added WPS features be on there?  i'm always looking for new WPS features that i can implement.

[AlexP]

and button configuration won't be on there either? (the sansa can have some pretty bad controls for things where left/right are buttons but up/down are scroll wheel).

As has been said many times before, customisable buttons is not something we want at all.  If you personally want to change your buttons, that is trivial in the source.  Also keep in  mind that a GSoC would be expected to produce a fairly significant contribution...