![Thank you Mario Behling LXDE Foundation [email_address] Taipei: +886 960512275 Singapore: +65 82468648 International: +49 30 88764502 Please join us now at the IRC on irc.oftc.org #lxde and sign up in our wiki, forum and send us an email to join the sourceforge project (http://lxde.org/contact).](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lxdegsoc2009-090314013438-phpapp02/85/LXDE-Google-Summer-of-Code-2009-28-320.jpg)
LXDE Google Summer of Code 2009
- 1. Join LXDE at Google Summer of Code 2009 Mario Behling, LXDE Foundation
- 2. LXDE Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment
- 3. LXDE less 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
- 4. LXDE takes 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
- 6. Join LXDE join.lxde.org LXDE on Android wiki.lxde.org/en/Android Become a Designer Translator Developer Package Maintainer Event Organiser LXDE Blogger Documentation Writer Portability Expert and...
- 7. 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.org Join LXDE: Designers
- 8. 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.org Join LXDE: Translators
- 9. 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.org Join LXDE: Package Maintainers
- 10. 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.org Join LXDE: Developers
- 11. 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.org Join LXDE: Developers
- 12. 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.org Join LXDE: Summer of Code 2009
- 13. 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_2009 Join LXDE: Summer of Code 2009
- 14. 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 2009 wiki.lxde.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code_2009
- 15. 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 2009 wiki.lxde.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code_2009
- 16. 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 2009 wiki.lxde.org/en/Google_Summer_of_Code_2009
- 17. Supporting our Community - Web The right web tools for communities lxde.org
- 18. Supporting our Community - SF.net Free Software Repositories at Sourceforge sourceforge.net/projects/lxde/
- 19. Supporting our Community - Wiki Wiki in 19 languages including Chinese, Arabic and Persian wiki.lxde.org
- 20. Supporting our Community - Blog Keeping you up to date blog.lxde.org
- 21. Supporting our Community - Forum Supporting exchange between developers and users forum.lxde.org
- 22. Supporting our Community - Planet Latest news from the blogosphere planet.lxde.org
- 23. Supporting our Community - Lists Mailing Lists for translation and design projects mailinglist.lxde.org
- 24. Supporting our Community - Pootle Online Translation Project with Pootle pootle.lxde.org
- 25. Supporting our Community - Twits Speedy updates twitter.com/lxde
- 26. Supporting our Community - Chat Getting in touch with developers oftc.net #lxde (English) oftc.net #lxde-zh (Chinese)
- 27. LXDE Foundation Registered non-profit association foundation.lxde.org
- 28. Thank you Mario Behling LXDE Foundation [email_address] Taipei: +886 960512275 Singapore: +65 82468648 International: +49 30 88764502 Please join us now at the IRC on irc.oftc.org #lxde and sign up in our wiki, forum and send us an email to join the sourceforge project (http://lxde.org/contact).