LimeSurvey GSoC 2009
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Google Summer of Code 2009
This year LimeSurvey is hosting three Google Summer of Code students.
Google Summer of Code 2009 - Wrapup
Mac Duy Hai (macduy)- GSOC09 dashboard project
- Mentors: Carsten Schmitz (c_schmitz), Carsten Wittenberg (cwittenb)
Title:LimeSurvey2 Dashboards for Administrators
Abstract: Aim of the project is to create a widget-based customisable dashboard for LimeSurvey2 administrators, allowing them to get an overview of any information inside LimeSurvey2. The widgets, from which the dashboard is constructed from, will be customizable, interactive, reusable and have a consistent design (see mockup: http://www.flickr.com/photos/macduy/3401513176/)
Dao Quang Minh (dqminh)- GSOC09 statistics project
- Mentors: Jason Cleeland (jasebo), Marcel Minke (Mazi)
Title: Survey Statistics Module
Abstract: Limesurvey is a tool for data collection and not a tool for data analysis. A general overview is very helpful for users who don't want to use expensive tools for data evaluation.
- Extend the question type plugins so they can deliver methods for computing a result summary
- Create a report generator so users can put together their own reports with their own graphs or let a wizard do it
- Establish filter properties so user can filter results to a certain scope
LimeSurvey Summer of Code (Google Summer of Code Associated Projects)
The following students are completing their proposals although not formally part of the Google Summer of Code project. In all other respects, they are working to the same guidelines and rules. LimeSurvey welcomes and thanks them.
Hongliang Lv (honglianglv) - LSOC09Web Service Project
Title: Create a web service Interface
Abstract: We like to have web service interfaces in LimeSurvey 2. This gets very handy if you want to connect other Programms with LimeSurvey. Especially if they are not written in PHP. If the Interface could support REST messages in addition to SOAP. The interface would be wider accepted by other developers and potential users. And the Results API can be also thought as a web service!
General Information
Google has been continuously supporting Open Source Projects and students coming together since 2005 through its Google Summer of Code Programs. GSoC 2009 has been announced and is On!
LimeSurvey is excited about our participation in the program and have been accepted as mentoring organization for the Google Summer of Code 2009. We'll give students an excellent environment and platform to learn and most importantly to have fun (:lol:)!
The LimeSurvey community, at the same time, will benefit by students' participation and fresh eyes and ideas.
Google Summer of Code Program Information
Google Summer of Code is a great program both for Open Source organizations like LimeSurvey as well as students because it gives a platform where several tasks on Open Source Projects are done by students and students in return get paid by Google.
There's a lot more information available in Google's Summer of Code FAQ and Knowledge Base. You can also join #gsoc on irc.freenode.net to get feedback or ask questions about Google Summer of Code in real time.
LimeSurvey Specific Information
Welcome to the LimeSurvey Community (:biggrin:). LimeSurvey is an open source survey engine that allows people to create and deploy surveys (from marketing to academic to engineering applications). LimeSurvey is written in PHP and used by many high profile organizations including Ubuntu Server Team, GNOME Foundation and Office of the Austrian Vorarlberg State Government
Limesurvey is loved and used by many Universities, Students, Medical Institutes, non-profit organisations, marketing companies and more around the world. In the 2004 U.S. presidential election, the Verified Voting Foundation used PHPSurveyor (as LimeSurvey was then known) to gather data about voting irregularities. Sourceforge provide LimeSurvey as a free application for open source projects. LimeSurvey keeps turning up in new places.
It's loved because it is free, flexible and constantly improving. It's constantly improving because it has a dedicated and committed team of developers who love the challenge and satisfaction of using and building such a tool.
LimeSurvey is widely used. It has been downloaded from Sourceforge over 100,000 times in the last year, and is included as a package in the Ubuntu Linux Distribution, as well as being included as a pre-installed application in many standard Web Hosting packages (such as Fantastico).
LimeSurvey is recognised as a leader in its field. On November 29, 2007 LimeSurvey won the 1st prize award at the Les Trophées du Libre contest in the category Corporate Management. In 2008 LimeSurvey was nominated in the category Best Project for the Enterprise in the SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards 2008.
LimeSurvey is the biggest, most active and most exciting open source online survey project, and we're building on our success by creating a whole new version of the tool.
LimeSurvey Version 2 is a whole new - built from the ground-up - version that will revolutionise online survey design and use.
More importantly, it's a perfect opportunity for a GSoC Jedi like yourself to get involved early in a project that has a strong history and an even stronger future.
GSoC Student Aspirants
Please visit our ideas page and see if any idea interests you. If any idea excites you, and you want to implement that feature during the summer of 2009, see how you can get started on it.
LimeSurvey Mentors
The following mentors are willing to Mentor students during Google Summer of Code 2009 program.
Others who are willing to mentor can write their name and details below along with the Idea they are willing to mentor. Potential Mentors, please do not forget to put your ideas on the ideas page and contact program administrator
More Information
Getting Started
How to Get Started With LimeSurvey:
- setting up the development environment, coding standards, and all the other important stuff that you need to know before the real fun begins!
Project Ideas Page
The LimeSurvey Community Ideas Page:
- ideas that the community have come up with and would love to help you create
Frequently Asked Questions
Death by Survey
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