Dreamwidth Install on fedora

[kartik]

Dreamwidth Scratch Installation

These are the instructions to install a Dreamwidth system from scratch, assuming you are running Fedora 11 or 12. After you set up, you can keep updated with the instructions on Dev Maintenance.

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Template Toolkit

[yvi]

This week, I am planning to start working on a patch that will require creating a new page. ( http://bugs.dwscoalition.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843 )

From this post, I gather that it would be good if it could be done in Template Toolkit right from the start, am I correct?

Related questions: Is the end goal to replace all BML pages? If so, and if one feels the desire (I am looking at you, recent_comments.bml!), can we just open bugs and convert the pages? Is there going to be some organized push towards that goal? (it seems like a nightmare, but a few converted pages a month and it should be done in 2012 ;))

Google Summer of Code Update

[mark]

Hey everybody!

We wanted to let everyone know how things are progressing with the Google Summer of Code program and our participation thereof. So far, I've been emailed (and responded to) a good 60+ students and have another half dozen emails in my inbox that need replies, so there's been a lot of interest. We're really happy to see that!

We also have received 19 official applications so far and there are still a few days left in the process. It's fairly typical that 80% of students don't apply until the last day or two, so we expect this number to go up a lot in the next few days.

Now for the bad news: Dreamwidth is only going to be accepting approximately six students to work with us this summer (although this could be fewer, depends on Google). The main factor limiting us from accepting more students is the number of mentors we have available. Hopefully next year, if this year goes well, some of you will be ready to mentor!

What does this mean for you?

You have some competition! You really want to make sure your application is outstanding. Tell us what you want to do, tell us why you want to do it, then tell us more. Why do you care about the project? Social media? Dreamwidth? Show us that you understand what we're doing here, that you care about diversity, about culture, about the project you're interested in.

We're looking for people who are passionate. People who are not applying because they just want a summer job, but because they want to be part of a community, of a project, learn what it's like to be on a team that values your participation and contributions.

Something else you might consider, too, is applying for other projects as well. For example, the Selenium project is looking for people to work on mobile support for their framework on Android, iPhone, and other platforms -- and since so many of you are interested in mobile platforms, this might be particularly interesting. You can see their ideas list to see what else they're looking for.

There are many other projects out there that are looking for people to help out. Google allows you to submit up to 20 applications as a student (I believe), so keep in mind your options. We're honored and flattered by how many of you want to work with us, and we will accept as many of you as we can (and Google allows), but there is a lot of competition right now.

As always, if you have particular questions, you can either comment to this post or email us (summerofcode@dreamwidth.org). We'll try to get back to you as quickly as possible so you can get your application in before the deadline in a few days.

Code Tour: 03/24 to 04/05

[foxfirefey]

Hello, Dreamwidth! Here is our code tour for all the tickets we've made patches for since 03/24.

( On with the bugs! )