From: Michael Neumann <mneumann@...>
Date: 2009-03-20T02:26:23+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:22959] Re: Ruby not to be a part of Google's 2009 Summer  of Code?

Am Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:14:56 +0900
schrieb Ben Bleything <ben@bleything.net>:

> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Rocky Bernstein
> <rocky.bernstein@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The list of participating organizations for Google's 2009 Summer of
> > Code has just been published: http://socghop.appspot.com/ and I see
> > that my one representing my favorite one, Ruby, is not on the list.
> > Sigh.
> 
> Sigh indeed.  I was a mentor the last two years, was looking forward
> to participating again.
> 
> > Last year The Ruby Foundation represented Ruby. The closest accepted
> > organization can find is ruby on rails.
> 
> I think it was Ruby Central, but yeah.
> 
> > ��(My interest here was to try to get Koichi a student to do
> > instruction trap replacement, although it's still on my list of
> > things to provide a patch for as previously promised and/or to help
> > such a summer student get started.)
> >
> > I'll ask the rails community if they'd consider a ruby project, but
> > if there's anyone on this list that knows...
> 
> I emailed Pat Eyler today, who had been the group admin, and he told
> me that Ruby Central had in fact been turned down.  Hopefully Pat can
> jump in and provide more details.

That would be indeed a very sad development! If Ruby (Central) is really
out, I'd like to know what the reasons were and how we can improve the
situation for GSoC 2010.

Regards,

  Michael