[misc] Spring applied for GSoC 2009
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- Spring Developer
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[misc] Spring applied for GSoC 2009
Spring applied for participation in the Google summer of code 2009 as a mentoring organisation. We hope to get some projects for improving spring, and to attract new developers, because you can never have enought of them
If you know some C++ and want to see spring imrpoving, please participate. Also ask your friends, colleagues, siblings, grandparents ... if they want to do.
A list of some project examples can be found at http://spring.clan-sy.com/wiki/SpringEngineTODO. You can also make your own proprosal.
If you know some C++ and want to see spring imrpoving, please participate. Also ask your friends, colleagues, siblings, grandparents ... if they want to do.
A list of some project examples can be found at http://spring.clan-sy.com/wiki/SpringEngineTODO. You can also make your own proprosal.
Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
Huzzah!
Sadly, my coding skill is equivalent to that of a dying rabid dog, so I can't really contribute much
Sadly, my coding skill is equivalent to that of a dying rabid dog, so I can't really contribute much
- adin_panther
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Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
I hope that works out, would be good for us.
- Forboding Angel
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Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
Hope this works :p
and i hope someone goes for new map format first
and i hope someone goes for new map format first
Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
mesh deformation.
skeletal animation.
rope physics.
I wouldn't care about anything else if those were implemented
though SM3+1 would be nice too
skeletal animation.
rope physics.
I wouldn't care about anything else if those were implemented
though SM3+1 would be nice too
Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
all of this is in md5 AFAIK, which kloot has half-done, judging from the screenshots. bug him to release something ^^
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Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
I noticed we didn't get accepted. Did they give any reason for turning us down?
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Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
Reasons some google-guy gave us in IRC:
- there was some pessimistic comment in the gsoc-discussion forum thread, which was linked from our todo-page
- we did not have a dedicated GSoC-site in our wiki, we used our regular todo-site
Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
I can't find pessimistic comments in the gsoc thread, but I do agree with the last. If you look at other projects, they are really prepared for GSOC, have mentors and projects ready also.
Anyway, hopefully more luck next year..
Anyway, hopefully more luck next year..
Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
I think they mean this:jcnossen wrote:I can't find pessimistic comments in the gsoc threadr..
"i don't quite believe google would want a rather niche game... and we're not exactly an organization."
And yeah, I should have put a google banner to the todo list and renamed it to "gsoc idea list" or something like that.....
Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
rather niche O_o
they accepted wesnoth last year. I think thats way more niche than a rts engine
they accepted wesnoth last year. I think thats way more niche than a rts engine
Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
we talked a bit about this in #sy, the conclusion was "move along, nothing to see here". next year we'll have to try harder, use a wiki, censor the soc forum threads, provide a mentor for each project proposal upfront, etc. as of this year, case closed.
Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
Good Luck to you!!
- clericvash
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Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
Goodluck for next year.
- 1v0ry_k1ng
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Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
they accept wesnoth but turn down spring?
GG
GG
- Blue_Falcon
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Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
Ok. IMO, that's madness. But Spring just needs to get more organized, then they might accept us.
Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
Isn't wesnoth crap? Atleast compared to Spring.they accept wesnoth but turn down spring?
GG
We should demand justice, or at the very least extract revenge.
Re: Spring applied for GSoC 2009
I can understand not liking the style of Wesnoth's gameplay, but calling it crap when it does several things better than Spring does currently stinks of bias.
* MacOS binaries + other more exotic OS binaries available
* Single-player campaigns
* Installer comes bundled with everything you need to play immediately because the content doesn't face the same legal ramifications of most Spring mods.
* MacOS binaries + other more exotic OS binaries available
* Single-player campaigns
* Installer comes bundled with everything you need to play immediately because the content doesn't face the same legal ramifications of most Spring mods.