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# What is your Organization's Name?
#* Linden Lab
# What is your Organization's Homepage?
#* http://lindenlab.com
# Describe your organization.
#* Linden Lab is a privately-held software company founded in 1999 to create Second Life, a world where individuals jointly inhabit a 3D landscape and build the world around them. Second Life has a rapidly growing population of Residents from around the globe, who are creating and inhabiting a virtual world of their own design.  Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of Residents from around the globe.  In January 2007, Linden Lab made the Second Life viewer source code available under the GPL, enabling developers to download the Second Life end user software and make modifications and additions to the code.  Since that time, alternate implementations of the simulator (server) code have been created, and a working group has been formed to codify and eventually standardize the client-server protocol (the Second Life Grid Architecture Working Group)
# Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2008? What do you hope to gain by participating?
#*  We believe the Second
# Did your organization participate in previous GSoC years? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and failures of your student projects. (optional)
#* No, we haven't participated in past years.
# If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)? (optional)
#* No, we haven't applied in past years.
# What license does your project use?
#* GPLv2, with FLOSS exception.  Details: http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/open_source/licensing
# URL for your ideas page
#* TBD
# What is the main development mailing list for your organization?
#* [[SLDev]]
# Where is the main IRC channel for your organization?
#*  irc.efnet.org #opensl
# Does your organization have an application template you would like to see students use? If so, please provide it now. (optional)
#*  No template
# Who will be your backup organization administrator? Please enter their Google Account address. We will email them to confirm, your organization will not become active until they respond. (optional)
#* TBD


      What is your Organization's Name?


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About Your Mentors


      What is your Organization's Homepage?
# What criteria did you use to select these individuals as mentors? Please be as specific as possible.
# Who will your mentors be? Please enter their Google Account address separated by commas. If your organization is accepted we will email each mentor to invite them to take part. (optional)


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      Describe your organization.


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# What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?
 
# What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?
      Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2008? What do you hope to gain by participating?
# What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?
 
# What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the project after GSoC concludes?
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      Did your organization participate in previous GSoC years? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and failures of your student projects. (optional)
 
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      If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)? (optional)
 
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      What license does your project use?
 
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      URL for your ideas page
 
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      What is the main development mailing list for your organization?
 
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      Where is the main IRC channel for your organization?
 
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      Does your organization have an application template you would like to see students use? If so, please provide it now. (optional)
 
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      Who will be your backup organization administrator? Please enter their Google Account address. We will email them to confirm, your organization will not become active until they respond. (optional)
 
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      What criteria did you use to select these individuals as mentors? Please be as specific as possible.
 
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      Who will your mentors be? Please enter their Google Account address separated by commas. If your organization is accepted we will email each mentor to invite them to take part. (optional)
 
 
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      What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?
 
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      What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?
 
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      What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?
 
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What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the project after GSoC concludes?

Revision as of 16:33, 11 March 2008

  1. What is your Organization's Name?
    • Linden Lab
  2. What is your Organization's Homepage?
  3. Describe your organization.
    • Linden Lab is a privately-held software company founded in 1999 to create Second Life, a world where individuals jointly inhabit a 3D landscape and build the world around them. Second Life has a rapidly growing population of Residents from around the globe, who are creating and inhabiting a virtual world of their own design. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of Residents from around the globe. In January 2007, Linden Lab made the Second Life viewer source code available under the GPL, enabling developers to download the Second Life end user software and make modifications and additions to the code. Since that time, alternate implementations of the simulator (server) code have been created, and a working group has been formed to codify and eventually standardize the client-server protocol (the Second Life Grid Architecture Working Group)
  4. Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC 2008? What do you hope to gain by participating?
    • We believe the Second
  5. Did your organization participate in previous GSoC years? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and failures of your student projects. (optional)
    • No, we haven't participated in past years.
  6. If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC, have you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)? (optional)
    • No, we haven't applied in past years.
  7. What license does your project use?
  8. URL for your ideas page
    • TBD
  9. What is the main development mailing list for your organization?
  10. Where is the main IRC channel for your organization?
    • irc.efnet.org #opensl
  11. Does your organization have an application template you would like to see students use? If so, please provide it now. (optional)
    • No template
  12. Who will be your backup organization administrator? Please enter their Google Account address. We will email them to confirm, your organization will not become active until they respond. (optional)
    • TBD


About Your Mentors

  1. What criteria did you use to select these individuals as mentors? Please be as specific as possible.
  2. Who will your mentors be? Please enter their Google Account address separated by commas. If your organization is accepted we will email each mentor to invite them to take part. (optional)


  1. What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?
  2. What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?
  3. What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with your project's community before, during and after the program?
  4. What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick with the project after GSoC concludes?

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