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<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>[Agenda topic for our 01/15/26 IPP WG call this Thursday]</div><div><br></div><div>At our OP Monthly Call on 01/06/26, Till asked for PWG input by 01/26/26.</div><div>Although the mentoring organization application deadline is 02/03/26 and</div><div>OP can continue to add project ideas until 02/18/26, Till said that Google</div><div>mostly looks at the number and quality of by project ideas by 02/03/26 for</div><div>their mentor organizations decisions. I suggested OAuth and Firmware</div><div>Update as high-value </div><div></div><div><br></div><div>OP GSoC 2026 Project Ideas as of 01/11/26:</div><div><br></div><div>While the final list for 2026 is still in development, projects generally focus on </div><div>modernizing the printing architecture, CUPS 3.x integration, GUI modernization </div><div></div><div>(GTK and Qt), testing automation, and adding new features like IPP Fax Out.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's the near-term GSoC 2026 timeline:</div><div> - 01/19/26 - Mentoring organizations begin submitting applications to Google<br> - 02/03/26 - Mentoring organization application deadline<br> - 02/03/26 to 02/18/26 - Google program admins review org applications<br> - 02/19/26 - List of accepted mentoring organizations published<br> - 02/19/26 to 03/15/26 - Potential GSoC contributors discuss ideas</div><div><br></div><div>Links:</div><div>- <a href="https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-Google-Summer-of-Code-2025-Our-most-successful-one/">https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-Google-Summer-of-Code-2025-Our-most-successful-one/</a></div><div>-- GSoC 2025 final results for 11 OP projects (all successful)</div><div>- <a href="https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline">https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline</a> </div><div>-- GSoC 2026 timeline</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>- Ira</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><i><font size="1">Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)</font></i></div><div><i><font size="1">Chair - SAE Trust Anchors and Authentication TF<br></font></i></div><div dir="ltr"><i><font size="1">Co-Chair - TCG Mobile Platform WG</font></i></div><div><i><font size="1">Co-Chair - TCG Metadata Access Protocol SG<br></font></i></div><div dir="ltr"><i><font size="1">Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG<br>Secretary - ISTO Printer Working Group<br>Co-Chair - ISTO PWG Internet Printing Protocol WG<br>IETF Designated Expert - IPP & Printer MIB<br>Blue Roof Music / High North Inc<br><a style="color:rgb(51,51,255)" href="http://sites.google.com/site/blueroofmusic" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/blueroofmusic</a><br><a style="color:rgb(102,0,204)" href="http://sites.google.com/site/highnorthinc" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/highnorthinc</a><br>mailto: <a href="mailto:blueroofmusic@gmail.com" target="_blank">blueroofmusic@gmail.com</a><br>(permanent) PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839 906-494-2434</font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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