[OLPC-NYC] Sugar Font Editor Activity as Google Summer of Code + Next NYC Meetup?

[Adam Holt]

On Mar 24, 2016 9:12 AM, "Dave Crossland" <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
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> Hi
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> I see nothing has been posted to this list for a while, so I'm curious
who is still here :)
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> I work on libre fonts, mostly as a day job as a consultant on
www.google.com/fonts but also with a beginners workshop nonprofit
www.craftingtype.com and as a contributor to various libre font software
projects like www.fontforge.org , www.metapolator.com and
https://github.com/trufont
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> I ran into Walter Bender at the FSF Libre Planet conference last weekend,
and he suggested running a Google Summer of Code project to start a Sugar
font editor activity. Here is my call for proposals.
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>
https://github.com/davelab6/gsoc/blob/master/2016-sugar-call-for-proposals.md
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> The deadline for proposals is tomorrow, and I have received a few
proposals already, but I thought that despite there being very little time,
I would ask if anyone here knows any college students with experience of
Python and an interest in fonts.
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> I would also be very happy to organize an informal Sugar meet up at the
Google office in Chelsea if anyone would be interested in that :)

Thanks Dave: ironically we meet in NYC every couple months, typically to
work on (1) the evolution of OLPC's school server into a wider platform (
http://schoolserver.org now generally includes http://Internet-in-a-Box.org
from CalTech/JPL, etc) and we also work hard (2) getting implementation
right in a growing number of Haiti schools (many seen @ http://olpcMAP.net).

Regrettably however a few of us are away from NYC early spring 2016, so
perhaps later this spring better for a meetuo?

In any case, Thanks for leading the charge, kicking off new conversations,
etc :)
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