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	{{info\|This page describes a previous year's event. For the most recent GSoC page please check '''[[:Category:Google Summer of Code]]'''.}}		{{info\|This page describes a previous year's event. For the most recent GSoC page please check '''[[:Category:Google Summer of Code]]'''.}}
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	XBMC is written primarily in c++ and runs on a variety of platforms including Windows, Linux, OSX, and iOS. It has been ported to work on several low-power platforms including the BeagleBoard, PandaBoard, AppleTv, AppleTV2, and most recently, the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/571 Raspberry Pi].		XBMC is written primarily in c++ and runs on a variety of platforms including Windows, Linux, OSX, and iOS. It has been ported to work on several low-power platforms including the BeagleBoard, PandaBoard, AppleTv, AppleTV2, and most recently, the [http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/571 Raspberry Pi].

	XBMC was a mentoring organization in ~~[[Google Summer of Code~~ 2008~~\|2008]]~~, and had team members involved in GSoC for other projects in 2011.		XBMC was a mentoring organization in 2008, and had team members involved in GSoC for other projects in 2011.

	If XBMC is selected as a mentoring organization for 2012, students will need to review the Overview of a good project proposal, follow the outline for proposals when applying, and review the list of project ideas detailed below. Students are welcome to propose ideas outside the list and are encouraged to be as creative as they like.		If XBMC is selected as a mentoring organization for 2012, students will need to review the Overview of a good project proposal, follow the outline for proposals when applying, and review the list of project ideas detailed below. Students are welcome to propose ideas outside the list and are encouraged to be as creative as they like.
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	* '''Games / Program Library''' - ''Medium Difficulty'' - Add functionality similar to the current video and music library for a games / programs. Add a game / program executable or a folder of roms for emulators. Parse files for tags and other metadata. Store paths and metadata in a database and possibly scrape sites for more information.		* '''Games / Program Library''' - ''Medium Difficulty'' - Add functionality similar to the current video and music library for a games / programs. Add a game / program executable or a folder of roms for emulators. Parse files for tags and other metadata. Store paths and metadata in a database and possibly scrape sites for more information.
	* '''Automated Test Suite''' - ''Difficult'' - Devise a mechanism for defining and executing automatic regression tests of XBMC features.		* '''Automated Test Suite''' - ''Difficult'' - Devise a mechanism for defining and executing automatic regression tests of XBMC features.
	* '''Improved Picture Player''' - ''Medium difficulty'' - Write a new picture/slideshow engine to be more like a normal player (see [[DVDPlayer]] and PAPlayer as examples). Ideal would be to utilize the existing GUIImage code to handle loading of images, and the animation engine for transistion effects (pan/zoom/rotate, etc.)		* '''Improved Picture Player''' - ''Medium difficulty'' - Write a new picture/slideshow engine to be more like a normal player (see DVDPlayer and PAPlayer as examples). Ideal would be to utilize the existing GUIImage code to handle loading of images, and the animation engine for transistion effects (pan/zoom/rotate, etc.)
	* '''RSS reader''' - ''Medium difficulty'' - Create an addon which works much like google reader that supports parsing text, video and pictures, (supporting multiple RSS feeds), and displaying this in the GUI. This should be simple enough, like the RSS readers on mobile devices, but suited for a TV display.		* '''RSS reader''' - ''Medium difficulty'' - Create an addon which works much like google reader that supports parsing text, video and pictures, (supporting multiple RSS feeds), and displaying this in the GUI. This should be simple enough, like the RSS readers on mobile devices, but suited for a TV display.

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	* '''Games / Program Library''' - ''Medium Difficulty'' - Add functionality similar to the current video and music library for a games / programs. Add a game / program executable or a folder of roms for emulators. Parse files for tags and other metadata. Store paths and metadata in a database and possibly scrape sites for more information.		* '''Games / Program Library''' - ''Medium Difficulty'' - Add functionality similar to the current video and music library for a games / programs. Add a game / program executable or a folder of roms for emulators. Parse files for tags and other metadata. Store paths and metadata in a database and possibly scrape sites for more information.
	* '''Automated Test Suite''' - ''Difficult'' - Devise a mechanism for defining and executing automatic regression tests of XBMC features.		* '''Automated Test Suite''' - ''Difficult'' - Devise a mechanism for defining and executing automatic regression tests of XBMC features.
	* '''Improved Picture Player''' - ''Medium difficulty'' - Write a new picture/slideshow engine to be more like a normal player (see [[DVDPlayer]] and [[PAPlayer]] as examples). Ideal would be to utilize the existing GUIImage code to handle loading of images, and the animation engine for transistion effects (pan/zoom/rotate, etc.)		* '''Improved Picture Player''' - ''Medium difficulty'' - Write a new picture/slideshow engine to be more like a normal player (see [[DVDPlayer]] and PAPlayer as examples). Ideal would be to utilize the existing GUIImage code to handle loading of images, and the animation engine for transistion effects (pan/zoom/rotate, etc.)
	* '''RSS reader''' - ''Medium difficulty'' - Create an addon which works much like google reader that supports parsing text, video and pictures, (supporting multiple RSS feeds), and displaying this in the GUI. This should be simple enough, like the RSS readers on mobile devices, but suited for a TV display.		* '''RSS reader''' - ''Medium difficulty'' - Create an addon which works much like google reader that supports parsing text, video and pictures, (supporting multiple RSS feeds), and displaying this in the GUI. This should be simple enough, like the RSS readers on mobile devices, but suited for a TV display.

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Ned Scott: Ned Scott moved page Google Summer of Code 2012 to Google Summer of Code/2012

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	=== Mentors ===		=== Mentors ===
	This years main mentors are Jonathan Marshall (jmarshall) and ~~Arne Morten Kvarving (~~spiff), who have both been mentors in previous GSoCs. Backup mentors are Joakim Plate (elupus) and Bob van Loosen (bobo1on1). The GSoC admin is Nathan Betzen (natethomas). Other team members have also volunteered to be available to assist where possible with code and design review.		This years main mentors are Jonathan Marshall (jmarshall) and spiff, who have both been mentors in previous GSoCs. Backup mentors are Joakim Plate (elupus) and Bob van Loosen (bobo1on1). The GSoC admin is Nathan Betzen (natethomas). Other team members have also volunteered to be available to assist where possible with code and design review.

	All mentors and backup mentors are extremely experienced in the XBMC codebase and will thus be able to assist students in getting to know the codebase and in quickly identifying projects that are both achievable for someone unfamiliar with the internal workings of XBMC and desirable to the wider XBMC community.		All mentors and backup mentors are extremely experienced in the XBMC codebase and will thus be able to assist students in getting to know the codebase and in quickly identifying projects that are both achievable for someone unfamiliar with the internal workings of XBMC and desirable to the wider XBMC community.

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