[Haskell-cafe] Re: [Haskell] Google Summer of Code 2009

[Malcolm Wallace]

Gwern Branwen <gwern0 at gmail.com> wrote:

> * A GUI interface to Darcs
> (http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/summer-of-code/ticket/17);

I wonder whether darcs ought to apply to be a GSoC mentoring
organisation in its own right this year?  It would be good to attempt to
get a couple of dedicated slots for darcs only (in addition to any that
haskell.org may get).

> * Optimization of containers
> (http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/summer-of-code/ticket/1549). Would
> benefit every Haskell user very quickly.

This was Jamie Brandon's GSoC project last year, and although that is
not yet in wide use, I suspect there is very little extra effort needed
to get it out there into the average Haskell user's hands.

> * XMonad compositing support
> (http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/summer-of-code/ticket/1548).

Maybe XMonad should also think about whether to apply to GSoC in their
own right as a mentoring org?  As a project, it seems to have a lot of
life independent of the Haskell community.

Regards,
    Malcolm