Google Summer of Code Participation

What is OpenInkpot

OpenInkpot is an open source project for creating a free firmware for various e-ink based devices.

Why do we apply for the GSoC 2009?

First of all, we want to give the students an interesting area to apply their efforts. We feel that working with embedded devices that are powerful enough to run Linux may be an interesting experience in many ways, such as code optimization, cross-platform development, interacting with hardware.

Also, the students can help us with porting OpenInkpot to different e-ink devices and extending the firmware functionality, as dev. team don't (and won't) have all the e-ink devices produced around the world.

Did we participate or apply for participation in past GSoCs?

Yes, in GSoC 2008.

We have worked with 3 students is 2008, and all three successfully finished their tasks. One of the students is now a core member of the project, and two follow the project and contribute sometimes.

Contacts

• Project administrator:  Mikhail Gusarov (Google account: dottedmag@…)
• Backup project administrator: Yauhen Kharuzhy (Google account: jekhor@…)

• Mailing list:  http://groups.google.com/group/openinkpot-hackers
• IRC channel: #openinkpot at irc.oftc.net

License

GPLv2 or later for our code, CC-BY-SA 3.0 for the wiki and artwork.

Ideas Page

http://openinkpot.org/wiki/GSoC2009Ideas

Application template

http://openinkpot.org/wiki/GSoCApplicationTemplate

Mentors

• Mentor: Alexey Zaytsev <alexey.zaytsev@…>
• Mentor: FIXME
• Backup mentor: FIXME

Disappearing students and mentors

If one of the mentors falls of the radar, main or backup organization administrators will step in.

If student disappears for a week, then mentor will ping him/her by email. If it does not work out, then mentor will phone him, and then contact the GSoC administrators.

Encouraging students to interact with the community

We've got little documentation, so the students _have_ to communicate. ;)

Encouraging students to stay with the project

As our project is related to the hardware, it is natural for the students who have got the devices will keep hacking on it.