[Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev] Anyone want to mentor for Tux4Kids in GSoC 2012?

[David Bruce]

Hi everyone,

The organization application period for GSoC 2012 is currently open, and
closes March 9.

As it stands now, we don't have any mentors and thus won't be
participating.  It is pretty clear that I am not going to have enough time
to personally mentor a student this summer.  The medical center where I
practice is undergoing a huge electronic medical records transition, and
I've been identified as a "physician-programmer" to serve as an
intermediary between the professional developers and the medical staff, as
I sort of speak both languages.  This is absorbing nearly all of my
flexible time, so my hobbies are getting squeezed.  However, I'm OK with
doing the general admin stuff for tux4kids/gsoc if others want to mentor.

As for t4k mobile apps, the quick poll of opinions suggests that a
scripting-based html5 approach is the way to go in order to allow
cross-platform development.  There have been suggestions for Javascript +
Phonegap and Lua + Moai.  I don't have any experience with scripting
languages or html5, and am certainly not able to be a qualified mentor for
such a project.  If someone feels qualified and wants to put some
well-defined "ideas" up for an ideas page, now is the time to respond, as
we are going to be out of time very shortly.

Also, as a small program that didn't participate last year, we might need
to enlist a sponsoring project if we are going to try to participate, so we
won't be able to just write everything up the last day.

Again, I'm not going to be upset if we don't participate, but I'm
supportive if others want to commit their time and effort.

-- 
David Bruce

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