Google have now published the list of accepted students for this year's Summer of Code. For Geeklog, the following projects made the cut:

For Geeklog 1.x:

• Jared Wenerd will be working on improving the comments handling, mentored by Michael Jervis
• Sami Mazen Barakat will be working on improving the search functionality, mentored by Randy Kolenko
• Matt West returns to further work on the install script and improve the plugin installation process, mentored by Dirk Haun
• Aman Parnami will be working on a Mailman plugin, mentored by Blaine Lang (with some help from the Mailman project)

For Geeklog 2:

• Dhairya Dnyanpal Dand will be working on a generalized mapping plugin, mentored by Justin Carlson
• William P Bushey will be working on social networking features, mentored by Michael Tutty

Congratulations to Aman, Dhairya, Jared, Matt, Sami, and William and we're looking forward to working with you during the summer.

Thanks to everyone who submitted an application and our apologies to those that weren't selected. If you have any questions regarding your application, feel free to contact us at the usual address.

So while we're busy reviewing the student applications for the Summer of Code, here's a quick update on the status of the next Geeklog release, 1.5:

The plan is to release Geeklog 1.5 (which includes the results of last year's GSoC) in time for the start of the coding phase of this year's Summer of Code. In other words, before May 26th.

Things are looking good so far. There are still some bugs and kinks to be worked out (e.g. support for MS SQL is currently broken), but there is already one site out there running on 1.5.

And in related news, our bugtracker, which was missing in action for over a year now, is tentatively back.

Student applications for this year's Summer of Code have now closed. Thanks to everybody who submitted an application!

We will now review and rank the applications. Results will be published on April 21st.

In the meantime, can all those who submitted an application please keep an eye on it? We may have questions or comments, which you may want to reply to.

Update: Google has extended the deadline for student applications by one week until April 7.

Student applications for this year's Summer of Code are now open! We're looking forward to applications from students wanting to work on Geeklog. Please see our ideas page for details.

If I may add a few notes and tips:

• There's no need to rush!
  Applications are open until April 7, so take your time. We would rather see a detailed application on April 7 than a rushed one now. There are no bonus points for being early. Of course this shouldn't stop you from talking to us now (to discuss your ideas, send in drafts, etc.).
• "I'm interested in working on Geeklog!" is not an application
  The application is supposed to tell us which project you would like to work on, how you plan to do it, and include a timeline. You may also want to tell us something about yourself and why you think we should pick your application. If you have any questions, talk to us before sending the application. Contact details are listed on the ideas page. Please also review all the extensive information that Google provides for students.
• Look out for comments on your application.
  Once you've submitted your application, please keep an eye on it, as we may have questions and comments.

(This list may be updated if necessary.)