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Re: gEDA-dev: Fwd: google soc
Hi Peter! Thanks a lot for the help! I'm not yet accepted in the said
project so how can I start joining this project? Thanks!
Peter Clifton wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-05-19 at 16:07 +0800, Dario Talili wrote:
>
>> Good day! I was quite late already in applying for Google SOC. I'd
>> just like to join in the development still even if I don't get paid.
>> Ales Hvezda told me to just ask people here on when I can start
>> developing & which people I can join to for the project called
>> "Usability improvements for ngspice/Gnucap". Thanks a lot!
>>
>
> I'll help where I can - certainly (like the other developers) I can
> answer questions about where to look for things in the code, and how
> stuff works. (gEDA that is, not so much the simulator side of things).
>
> I'm very keen on seeing your project taken up. There are lots of UI and
> integration improvements which should come along with this project -
> adding a lot of value to the project.
>
> When the next FreeEDA (aka FreeDOG) or code-sprint is advertised, it
> would be great to have you come along and we can all discuss ideas.
>
>
> As an aside:
>
> Next academic year, Cambridge Univ. Engineering Department will be using
> gEDA + PCB for students to lay out their own boards for a robot design
> project. This potentially means 1/3 of all undergrads (those who do the
> electrical part), will have exposure to these tools. The project also
> has links to MIT - but I'm not sure how much of it transfers across.
>
> Of course, students are free not to use gEDA + PCB, but I expect most
> will give it a try... we'll give them a head start on partial schematics
> and board layouts to begin with.
>
> It would be lovely if simulation was integrated enough to make simple
> verification of analog designs. (There is only so much you can teach in
> a tightly scheduled 4 week project, and not all students will be
> comfortable with the unix shell.)
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
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