Re: [Jython-dev] Jython participation in GSOC 2017

[Josh J. <jun...@gm...>]

+1 for sure!  I know I am not very active in the Jython community any
longer, but Jython has benefited greatly from the GSOC in the past.  I
don't think it is an opportunity that can be passed up.

Josh Juneau
jun...@gm...
http://jj-blogger.blogspot.com
https://www.apress.com/index.php/author/author/view/id/1866


On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 10:19 AM, Jim Baker <jim...@py...> wrote:

> I would like to propose that once again we participate in the Google
> Summer of Code program for this upcoming summer.
>
> We have previously participated in the summers of 2007, 2008, 2009, and
> 2015, and we had a chance to work with students who made significant
> contributions, including Django, compiler, JyNI, and other functionality.
>
> Stefan Richthofer — who has been responsible for much of the recent
> activity on Jython development (https://hg.python.org/jython) — is
> interested in being a student again for this project to continue work on
> JyNI, specifically to support Windows; and I plan to be his mentor. Such
> work is most likely to touch on other Windows aspects, thus improving
> Jython's Windows support in general. We may also have other
> students/mentors who are interested. This mailing list is a good place to
> make any such interest known!
>
> The deadline for becoming a GSOC sub-organization for the PSF is Tuesday
> February 28, so some modest time urgency here!
>
> - Jim
>
>
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