Changes

As Sugar Labs only officially became a member project of the SFC in June 2008, as an organization we have not been around long enough to have participated in past GSoCs. However, we have many community members with prior GSoC experience (former mentors, students, and organization administrators from multiple open-source projects, more details available upon request) who have offered their help specifically to make our first GSoC summer a success.

As Sugar Labs only officially became a member project of the SFC in June 2008, as an organization we have not been around long enough to have participated in past GSoCs. However, we have many community members with prior GSoC experience (former mentors, students, and organization administrators from multiple open-source projects, more details available upon request) who have offered their help specifically to make our first GSoC summer a success.

Although completely independent, we are in friendly communication with OLPC, which handled many Sugar-related GSoC applications last year, and which is applying to GSoC again this year. We will be clear of the distinction: anything related to the XS school server, or to specific hardware issues on the XO laptops, is under OLPC, while all other sugar-related issues are in Sugar Labs. Nevertheless, we expect some amount of confusion from students; both organizations are prepared to help redirect the applications of any students who apply to the wrong place.

OLPC handled many Sugar-related GSoC applications last year and they are applying to GSoC again this year. Sugar Labs, although independent of OLPC, is in friendly, day-to-day communication with them. Together, we are making a clear distinction between our GSoC goals: anything related to the XS school server or to specific hardware issues on the OLPC XO-1 laptops would be covered by OLPC; The Sugar-related projects—the user-facing bits—are covered by Sugar Labs. Nevertheless, we expect some amount of confusion from students; both organizations are prepared to help redirect the applications of any students who apply to the wrong place.

===If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)?===

===If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)?===