Join LXDE at Google Summer of Code 2009Mario Behling, LXDE Foundation

LXDELightweight X11 Desktop Environment

LXDEless resource hungry, lighter, faster

LX: also Linux

especially designed for new generation devices like netbooks, MIDs and older computers

Written in C

Uses GTK+

Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment

LXDEtakes 4.6 M on a normal Fedora install with base and base-x. Xfce for example takes 22,8 M, Gnome 177 M.

optimized for low memory usage.

follows a modular approach, so you can easily add/remove/replace components. All applications support different configuration profiles to work in different desktop environments.

has everything a desktop needs: Panel with plugins, desktop with icons, session manager, task manager, text editor, image viewer, archive manager.

Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment

Join LXDEjoin.lxde.org

LXDE on Androidwiki.lxde.org/en/AndroidBecome a

Designer

Translator

Developer

Package Maintainer

Event Organiser

LXDE Blogger

Documentation Writer

Portability Expert

and...

Become a designer

Make a LXDE poster, a new logo, wallpaper

Design an icon set and theme

Create an T-shirt for LXDE or a community event

Steps to join

Put up your name and contact in the wiki page of the design project

Join the design mailing list and chat channel

Consult and help to write how tos for creating themes etc. in the wiki

Upload designs into the design forum

join.lxde.orgJoin LXDE: Designers

Become a translator

Translate LXDE components online or offline

Translate pages in the wiki and news from the blog and re-post in your language on your blog

Steps to join

Put up your name, language and contact in the wiki page of the translation project

Join the translation mailing list and chat channel

Download translation (po) files and translate and upload them

Join the online translation system pootle and translate strings of LXDE here

Post your blog in our planet wiki page for syndication

join.lxde.orgJoin LXDE: Translators

Become a package maintainer

Make packages for your favourite Linux or BSD distribution

Port LXDE to any system supporting GTK

Steps to join

Put up your name, distribution and contact in the wiki page of the packaging project

Join the developers mailing list and IRC

Contact existing maintainers for cooperation and learn how to make packages at website of distributions

Create packages or port them and upload them onto the website of your distribution

Post information about your work in the LXDE wiki and forum

join.lxde.orgJoin LXDE: Package Maintainers

Become a developer

Solve bugs of LXDE components and supply patches, improve speed and add new features

Create new components according to the design principles

Steps to join

Check out the LXDE roadmap and design principles on the documentation wiki

Join the developers mailing list and IRC

Check out bug reports and feature requests on sf.net

Download code from the repository on sourceforge

Improve, write or rewrite code and submit patches to the tracker on sf.net

Email us to become a member of the LXDE project on sf.net

join.lxde.orgJoin LXDE: Developers

Ideas for development projects

implement support to save sessions in lxsession

Implement trash in pcman file manager

Implement central configuration like gnome-control-center or xfce-settings

Port LXDE to Android

Develop a touchscreen solution for LXDE

Develop a language switcher for interface and input languages

Solve bugs in LX Network manager

Write a GUI for mesh protocols OLSR and BATMAN

join.lxde.orgJoin LXDE: Developers

What is the summer of code

What can I get from summer of code program

Who can apply

How do I apply

What are my chances to get accepted

What is the process for students wishing to apply with the LXDE project (after/if the LXDE is accepted)

What are the criteria of the LXDE project

join.lxde.orgJoin LXDE: Summer of Code 2009

What is summer of code

The summer of code program is an international study program to support the development of freely licensed Open Source projects

It is financed by Google

What can I get from summer of code

Experience working in an internationally reknown Open Source project

Reputation participating in a famous summer study program

4500,- USD sponsorship of Google

wiki.lxde.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code_2009Join LXDE: Summer of Code 2009

Who can apply

Anyone in a registered university anywhere in the world stuyding any subject

How do I apply

Apply directly with the project you are interested in

The GsoC website provides contact information for projects

Join LXDE: Summer of Code 2009wiki.lxde.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code_2009

What is the process for the LXDE project (after/if the LXDE is accepted)

Currently the application process for the participation of LXDE is still running

Once LXDE gets accepted students can apply

Projects decide which applicants get accepted

who becomes a summer of code student depends on the Open Source project

Join LXDE: Summer of Code 2009wiki.lxde.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code_2009

What are the criteria of the LXDE project for applicants

Previous contributions to the LXDE project

Relevance of the proposed Summer of Code development project of the student to the LXDE roadmap and development goals

Interest in long term participation in the LXDE project

Shown expertise and ability to achieve goals of the proposed project

Knowledge of programming language C and GTK

Preferably support of local university or institution for participation (recommendation letter of supporting Professor)

Preferably knowledge of multiple languages

Join LXDE: Summer of Code 2009wiki.lxde.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code_2009

Supporting our Community - WebThe right web tools for communities

lxde.org

Supporting our Community - SF.netFree Software Repositories at Sourceforge

sourceforge.net/projects/lxde/

Supporting our Community - WikiWiki in 19 languages including Chinese, Arabic and Persian

wiki.lxde.org

Supporting our Community - BlogKeeping you up to dateblog.lxde.org

Supporting our Community - ForumSupporting exchange between developers and users

forum.lxde.org

Supporting our Community - PlanetLatest news from the blogosphere

planet.lxde.org

Supporting our Community - ListsMailing Lists for translation and design projectsmailinglist.lxde.org

Supporting our Community - PootleOnline Translation Project with Pootlepootle.lxde.org

Supporting our Community - TwitsSpeedy updatestwitter.com/lxde

Supporting our Community - ChatGetting in touch with developersoftc.net #lxde (English) oftc.net #lxde-zh (Chinese)

LXDE FoundationRegistered non-profit association

foundation.lxde.org

Thank you

Mario Behling

LXDE Foundation

mb@lxde.org

Taipei: +886 960512275

Singapore: +65 82468648

International: +49 30 88764502

Please join us now at the IRC onirc.oftc.org #lxde and sign up in our wiki, forum and send us an email to join the sourceforge project (http://lxde.org/contact).