Re: Explore ideas on workflows improvements with Google Summer of Code mentoring program?

[Michael Turquette <mturquette@baylibre.com>]

Hi Lukas,

On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:06 AM Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> Till Kamppeter and Aveek Basu organize the Google Summer of Code
> student mentoring program in the name of the Linux Foundation. They
> have set up a page for project ideas for the Linux Foundation's
> participation in the linuxfoundation wiki:
>
> https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/gsoc/google-summer-code-2020
>
> I believe many ideas discussed here on this list, e.g., extensions to
> patchwork, public-inbox, further bots, scripts, etc., are well suited
> to be prototyped or implemented by students in the GSoC program.
>
> If you agree and have some good ideas, please add your ideas to this
> currently still empty draft page:
>
> https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/gsoc/2020-gsoc-kernel-workflows

I added the first entry, "Bidirectionally sync Patchwork patch status
with Gmail labels". Stephen Boyd and I use a local solution to
coordinate patches in the Linux Clk tree. Our solution requires
Patchwork + the Notmuch mail indexer + Gmail/G Suite to work. My
proposal is to remove the Notmuch requirements and teach Patchwork to
talk directly to Gmail (and vice versa), perhaps via a solution in the
cloud, running on a server somewhere, and not dependent on the uptime
of my laptop.

From my discussions with kernel devs, I believe there is a reasonably
sized Venn diagram of people that use both Patchwork for patch
tracking as well as Gmail/G Suite for email. Having those two talk
might mean that I never have to use the Patchwork web interface again,
a big win IMO, and I can just use email.

Best regards,
Mike

>
> Ideas should be roughly described in five to six sentences, possibly
> with a list of expectations on required knowledge a student should
> show for its application. Within the application period later,
> interested students have to write a much more extensive project
> proposal as part of their application, by exchanging with the group to
> refine the rough idea to a proper task and student project.
>
> Please also take into account that the deadline for the application as
> mentoring organization is Feb 5 and after that Google will evaluate
> the applications. So have the ideas (at least most of them, ideas can
> be posted up to the student application deadline) in by then to raise
> chances to get accepted and get slots for students assigned.
>
> If you have any questions concerning GSoC organisation, you can reach
> out to Till, Aveek or me.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Lukas



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