On 02/17/2015 04:03 AM, Terri Oda wrote: > Hi all, > > In my role as org admin for Python, I'm trying to make sure we have more > beginner-friendly ideas on the GSoC pages, and Mailman's among the > groups that doesn't have any. How embarrassing for me as a Mailman > developer. ;) It's also a problem for Mailman if we're applying as a > separate organization, as Google seldom allows orgs unless they have a > reasonable number of ideas suitable for open source newbies. > > (The idea behind this is that many students are very new to Open Source > and we want them to at least get something out of the application > process, learn how to set up their environments and learn about what it > takes to get hired as a GSoC student. Even if they don't make it in > their first year, they'll be much more ready for later years!) > > I'd love some help brainstorming some actual beginner-friendly ideas, > though, because I'm currently all idea'd out. Anyone want to suggest > some simpler things they'd like to see in Mailman that we could maybe > put on the list? > > Suggesting and idea does not mean you have to volunteer to mentor them, > although I'm always looking for new mentors too! > > Terri
I don't know whether these are beginner-friendly enough, but here are some thoughts: * Per https://twitter.com/gvwilson/status/535279362871144448 -- a tool that will take a thread from a Mailman mailing list and turn it into a thread on a GitHub issue. Or any kind of GitHub API integration tool (e.g., to automatically mail a Mailman list when a repo gets a new GitHub pull request) * A shared bookmarking tool that listens to a Mailman list, pulls out URLs that people mention, and adds them to an OPML file or Pinboard * Add new skins/themes to HyperKitty and/or Postorius (per https://fedorahosted.org/hyperkitty/ticket/83 and https://bugs.launchpad.net/postorius/+bug/1196608 ) * Expose new REST API features in Postorius https://bugs.launchpad.net/postorius/+bug/1062925 * HyperKitty: RSS feed generation https://fedorahosted.org/hyperkitty/ticket/84 * HyperKitty: Present all messages in a thread at once, and offer plaintext download of the whole thread https://fedorahosted.org/hyperkitty/ticket/88 -- Sumana Harihareswara http://brainwane.net _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list Mailman-Developers@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-developers%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9