Note: I sent this to the list yesterday, but I belive it was spamblocked. If you get two or more copies of this e-mail, please accept my apologies!
Hello -- As you know, the gEDA Project is participating in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program. This year, we had 17 students apply to us to work on gEDA projects under the GSoC umbrella. From those 17, we have received 4 funded slots. Receiving four funded slots is a big win for us -- that's a large number for a smallish organization, as we are! (It does mean, unfortunately, that we had to turn away some good students, but that's life.) We now have four students who will spend the summer working on improving and extending gEDA applications for all gEDA users! The four approved projects are: VHDL code generator for Icarus Verilog Student: Nicholas Gasson Mentor: Stephen Williams Topological Autorouter Student: Anthony Blake Mentor: DJ Delorie Periodic steady state analysis for the gnucap simulator. Student: Rafael GonzMentor: Albert Davis Project Manager Student: Newell Jensen Mentor: Peter Colton James Clifton I'd like to take this opportunity to publically welcome the new students into our community. Welcome, Nicholas, Anthony, Rafael, and Newell! We hope that your experience with us is a positive experience for everybody! And I also want to extend a big thank you to all the mentors who worked hard to support our entry into the GSoC program. That means *both* the mentors listed above, and also the unlisted mentors who worked (and continue to work) behind the scenes to bring our project count up so high! As your humble admin, I am personally thankful that the gEDA mentors do such a good job in keeping making our GSoC program a quality effort. Your work makes my life easier, so thank you for your support! And finally, mentors, remember that even if you don't get a student this year, you still get a GSoC T-shirt! I'll send out a separate e-mail with some tips I'd like everybody to follow as we transition into the Summer of Code period. Also, mentors, please use the time between now and beginning of summer to communicate with your student about his project's detailed goals so that we can hit the ground running when summer begins. Congratulations again, everybody. Cheers, Stuart _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user