Thread:Talk:Mentorship programs/Possible projects/GSOC 2013 candidates missing one thing or two

I promise this is the last thread I open with a list of GSOC 2013 candidates. I will keep it updated, notifying about the projects that make it to Summer_of_Code_2013 and the ones that get discarded.


 * Gadgets: needs at least one project idea and one mentor.
 * Write useful Lua modules: needs at least one project idea and one mentor.
 * Add support for x3d 3D files to MediaWiki: needs more feedback from 3D savvy users and developers and at least one mentor.
 * Improve the mediawiki-bugzilla extension to a deployable level: needs Bug Squad buy-in and at least one mentor.
 * Build an interwiki notifications framework and implement it for InstantCommons: needs Commons feedback/buy-in and a second mentor.
 * Improve accessibility of MediaWiki and MediaWiki extensions: needs reasonable scope (MediaWiki core only?), maintainers buy-in, at least one project idea and one mentor.
 * Tools for migration to structured page translation: needs at least one mentor.
 * Create plugins for jQuery.IME for Firefox and Chrome: needs project scope (is it a too simple/comple task?) and at least one mentor.

Proposed:


 * Improve Extension:CSS.
 * Wikidata Entity Suggester.
 * Prototyping inline comments.

Discarded:


 * Extension pages management : nice idea but with unknown origin/promoter, requires significant planning and buy-in from mediawiki.org.
 * System documentation integrated in source code : too complex for GSOC - see.
 * Work on outstanding Parsoid bugs and/or add features : the Parsoid team has big release in July and they are very busy. Not the best time for a student to land.
 * Work on RefToolbar : we want to promote work on VisualEditor instead. The first release this Summer has basic cite support, and more can be added later on.
 * Phase out the Vector extension; merge the good parts into core : not considered a good GSOC task in the current status of the project. (discuss)
 * Browser Test Automation : considered not a good fit for GSOC.