Re: [gnu-soc] [IMPORTANT] Ideas for Summer of Code 2018

[Ivan Vučica]

Hi,

I just checked the ideas page and I see GNUstep's snippet is not
currently published?

On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 11:48 PM, Ivan Vučica <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Giuseppe,
>
> I'm going to clean up last year's HTML as posted on 2017's ideas page,
> and add a new featured idea.
>
> Can we encourage students to discuss proposals with us before
> submitting them? I've abstained from doing so in the text below,
> though it would be useful to somehow hint to prospective students that
> the devs / community can help them choose a project that has a chance
> of being mentored.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> <h3 id="gnustep"><a href="/software/gnustep">GNUstep</a></h3>
>
> <p>
> GNUstep is a console, desktop and web application development
> framework for development using Objective-C. It is based on OPENSTEP
> specification, and is today interested in achieving compatibility
> with Apple's Cocoa set of frameworks. GNUstep consists of
> gnustep-base (classes for strings, arrays, dictionaries, timers,
> sockets, et al), gnustep-gui (classes for windows, buttons,
> textboxes, et al), gnustep-make (a build system) as well as an
> assortment of development utilities and bonus libraries.
> </p>
>
> <p>
> In addition you can find more ideas on this page:
> <a 
> href="http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/Summer_Of_Code_Ideas";>http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/Summer_Of_Code_Ideas</a>
> </p>
>
> <p>
> There is also a <a
> href="http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/Application_wish_list";>wishlist
> for new apps</a> on GNUstep's wiki.
> </p>
>
> <p>Note that the GNUstep project is open to other ideas from
> students. Please contact them if you have any to discuss the
> idea and find a mentor.</p>
>
> <p><strong>Contact</strong>: <a
> href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>,
> <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a></p>
>
>
> <h4>Improve Core Animation implementation and integrate it into
> AppKit</h4>
>
> <p>
> During summer of code 2012, Core Animation has been implemented for
> GNUstep. During summer of code 2013, Core Graphics backend has been
> implemented for GNUstep using our library Opal. In order to improve
> compatibility with Cocoa, as well as make it easier to implement
> modern-looking applications for GNUstep, a student should integrate
> CALayer with NSView and improve Core Animation where required.
> </p>
>
> <p>
> This would also make it possible to use Chameleon, an implementation
> of UIKit, with GNUstep.
> </p>
>
> <p>
> <strong>Required Skills</strong>:Good understanding of Objective-C
> (language syntax and behavior), especially pre-Automatic Reference
> Counting. Excellent understanding of Foundation and its concepts such
> as key-value coding. Decent understanding of and some experience with
> OpenGL. Decent understanding of AppKit.
> <br/>
> <strong>Preferred Skills</strong>: Some experience with building and
> installing GNUstep
> <br/>
> <strong>Difficulty</strong>: Medium
> <br/>
> <strong>Mentor</strong>: Ivan Vučica
>
> <h4>Improve Core Animation implementation and implement UIKit</h4>
> <p>
> During summer of code 2012, Core Animation has been implemented for
> GNUstep. During summer of code 2013, Core Graphics backend has been
> implemented for GNUstep using our library Opal. In order to attract
> more developers to free platforms, as well as expand availability of
> touch-enabled applications, a student should create a
> UIKit-compatible user interface library and improve Core Animation
> implementation where necessary.
> </p>
>
> <p>
> <strong>Required Skills</strong>:Good understanding of Objective-C
> (language syntax and behavior), especially pre-Automatic Reference
> Counting. Excellent understanding of Foundation and its concepts such
> as key-value coding. Decent understanding of and some experience with
> OpenGL. Excellent understanding of UIKit and the underlying
> architecture.
> <br/>
> <strong>Difficulty</strong>:Hard
> <br/>
> <strong>Mentor</strong>:Ivan Vučica
>
>
> <h4>Port WebKit</h4>
>
> <p>
> Running WebKit on top of GNUstep will solve a lack of a modern web
> view on the framework's stack as well as contribute to parity with
> macOS within the project.
> </p>
>
> <p>
> As of 2018, a recent revision of WebKit has been successfully built
> with GNUstep libraries on Arch Linux + clang + libobjc2.
> JavaScriptCore (WebKit's JavaScript engine) is mostly functional;
> WebCore and WebKitLegacy.framework are built but a sample browser
> still crashes. This has been possible through a series of additions to
> GNUstep as well as some patches to WebKit. For more details, see
> <a 
> href="https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2017/projects/6384501231976448/";>2017's
> project</a>.
> </p>
>
> <p>
> The work ahead involves a *lot* of debugging and implementation of
> Foundation/CoreFoundation/CoreGraphics/QuartzCore functions to support
> this.
> </p>
>
> <p>
> <strong>Difficulty:</strong> Very High</p>
> <br />
> <strong>Experience needed:</strong> Expert at C/C++/Objective-C,
> Runtime and Core* Apple libraries. Debugging skills (e.g. gdb usage)
> are also highly recommended.
> <br />
> <strong>Mentor</strong>: Daniel Ferreira
> </p>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 10:06 AM, Giuseppe Scrivano <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> Google is accepting applications for the next Summer of Code and as
>> usual we are going to apply for it. José, Darshit and myself are going
>> to manage the presence of GNU.
>>
>> We should start thinking about a list of ideas for the next Summer of
>> Code and potential mentors.
>>
>> This is the list of ideas we had last year:
>>
>>   http://www.gnu.org/software/soc-projects/ideas-2017.html
>>
>> Is there anything left undone that can be reused this year?
>>
>> Please start sending ideas to add to the page and link them to the
>> potential mentors that can help with it.
>>
>> Please send the html snippet for the ideas page, something like:
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> <h3 id="foo"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/foo";;>GNU FOO</a></h3>
>>
>> <p>GNU FOO maintains their list of ideas for GSOC in an external
>>   webpage: <a
>> href="http://foo.org/wanted.html";;>http://foo.org/wanted.html</a>.
>> </p>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> so that it can be embedded in the page as it is.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Giuseppe
>>