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Posted to sanselan-dev@incubator.apache.org by Jeremias Maerki <de...@jeremias-maerki.ch> on 2008/03/07 16:51:42 UTC
JBIG2 codec: GSoC project?
GSoC is about to start. I just thought, it would be extremely good to
have a JBIG2 codec for Java under an acceptable license. Both FOP and
PDFBox (incubating) would benefit from that a lot! It would actually be
a reason for FOP to adopt Sanselan in the first place as, at the moment,
it doesn't offer anything over the duo: ImageIO and JAI ImageIO Tools.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBIG2
This would make a good GSoC project, wouldn't it? However, I'm not sure,
yet, if I should be a mentor on this if maybe I have another idea in the
FOP-area where my priorities lie. Anyone around who would burn to be a
mentor here?
WDYT?
Jeremias Maerki
Re: JBIG2 codec: GSoC project?
Posted by Jeremias Maerki <de...@jeremias-maerki.ch>.
Hi Charles
Another thing that would be cool is a JPEG decoder. The Sun JPEG codecs
have some trouble handling CMYK JPEGs which requires some work-arounds
when encountering them. But JBIG2 read/write support is by a big margin
the one thing that is most interesting to me. If only I didn't have so
much on my plate already.... Got to prioritize. :-(
On 14.03.2008 03:10:38 Charles Matthew Chen wrote:
> Hi Jeremias,
>
> I decided that I'm over-committed and cannot volunteer for to be a
> GSOC mentor. However, I'll add JBIG2 support to the list of requested
> features. Are there any other features or improvements that you can
> suggest?
>
> Charles.
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 3:24 AM, Jeremias Maerki <de...@jeremias-maerki.ch> wrote:
> > On 08.03.2008 02:47:08 Charles Matthew Chen wrote:
> > > I like this idea, but I'm not sure Sanselan as an Apache project is
> > > ready for this yet. We haven't even had a single Apache release yet.
> > > Does anyone else have any thoughts about this?
> >
> > Why shouldn't it be ready? The incubation process is all about
> > building community and attracting new people. GSOC is one way to show
> > students what open source is all about.
> >
> >
> > > I might be willing to support/mentor a student, but I'm not sure
> > > what is involved.
> >
> > http://wiki.apache.org/general/SummerOfCodeMentor
> > http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html
> >
> >
> > > Would anyone else be willing to do this?
> >
> > I've decided not to do it. I'm spread to thin as it is and while JBIG2
> > is very nice-to-have I've got higher priorities. Sorry.
> >
> >
> > > The deadline appears to be March 12th, which is terribly soon. I'm
> > > not sure we could get a proposal ready in time anyhow.
> >
> > It's a five-minute job: http://wiki.apache.org/general/SummerOfCode2008
> >
> >
> >
> > > Charles.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Jeremias Maerki <de...@jeremias-maerki.ch> wrote:
> > > > GSoC is about to start. I just thought, it would be extremely good to
> > > > have a JBIG2 codec for Java under an acceptable license. Both FOP and
> > > > PDFBox (incubating) would benefit from that a lot! It would actually be
> > > > a reason for FOP to adopt Sanselan in the first place as, at the moment,
> > > > it doesn't offer anything over the duo: ImageIO and JAI ImageIO Tools.
> > > >
> > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBIG2
> > > >
> > > > This would make a good GSoC project, wouldn't it? However, I'm not sure,
> > > > yet, if I should be a mentor on this if maybe I have another idea in the
> > > > FOP-area where my priorities lie. Anyone around who would burn to be a
> > > > mentor here?
> > > >
> > > > WDYT?
> > > >
> > > > Jeremias Maerki
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeremias Maerki
> >
> >
Jeremias Maerki
Re: JBIG2 codec: GSoC project?
Posted by Charles Matthew Chen <ch...@gmail.com>.
Hi Jeremias,
I decided that I'm over-committed and cannot volunteer for to be a
GSOC mentor. However, I'll add JBIG2 support to the list of requested
features. Are there any other features or improvements that you can
suggest?
Charles.
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 3:24 AM, Jeremias Maerki <de...@jeremias-maerki.ch> wrote:
> On 08.03.2008 02:47:08 Charles Matthew Chen wrote:
> > I like this idea, but I'm not sure Sanselan as an Apache project is
> > ready for this yet. We haven't even had a single Apache release yet.
> > Does anyone else have any thoughts about this?
>
> Why shouldn't it be ready? The incubation process is all about
> building community and attracting new people. GSOC is one way to show
> students what open source is all about.
>
>
> > I might be willing to support/mentor a student, but I'm not sure
> > what is involved.
>
> http://wiki.apache.org/general/SummerOfCodeMentor
> http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html
>
>
> > Would anyone else be willing to do this?
>
> I've decided not to do it. I'm spread to thin as it is and while JBIG2
> is very nice-to-have I've got higher priorities. Sorry.
>
>
> > The deadline appears to be March 12th, which is terribly soon. I'm
> > not sure we could get a proposal ready in time anyhow.
>
> It's a five-minute job: http://wiki.apache.org/general/SummerOfCode2008
>
>
>
> > Charles.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Jeremias Maerki <de...@jeremias-maerki.ch> wrote:
> > > GSoC is about to start. I just thought, it would be extremely good to
> > > have a JBIG2 codec for Java under an acceptable license. Both FOP and
> > > PDFBox (incubating) would benefit from that a lot! It would actually be
> > > a reason for FOP to adopt Sanselan in the first place as, at the moment,
> > > it doesn't offer anything over the duo: ImageIO and JAI ImageIO Tools.
> > >
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBIG2
> > >
> > > This would make a good GSoC project, wouldn't it? However, I'm not sure,
> > > yet, if I should be a mentor on this if maybe I have another idea in the
> > > FOP-area where my priorities lie. Anyone around who would burn to be a
> > > mentor here?
> > >
> > > WDYT?
> > >
> > > Jeremias Maerki
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
>
> Jeremias Maerki
>
>
Re: JBIG2 codec: GSoC project?
Posted by Jeremias Maerki <de...@jeremias-maerki.ch>.
On 08.03.2008 02:47:08 Charles Matthew Chen wrote:
> I like this idea, but I'm not sure Sanselan as an Apache project is
> ready for this yet. We haven't even had a single Apache release yet.
> Does anyone else have any thoughts about this?
Why shouldn't it be ready? The incubation process is all about
building community and attracting new people. GSOC is one way to show
students what open source is all about.
> I might be willing to support/mentor a student, but I'm not sure
> what is involved.
http://wiki.apache.org/general/SummerOfCodeMentor
http://code.google.com/soc/2008/faqs.html
> Would anyone else be willing to do this?
I've decided not to do it. I'm spread to thin as it is and while JBIG2
is very nice-to-have I've got higher priorities. Sorry.
> The deadline appears to be March 12th, which is terribly soon. I'm
> not sure we could get a proposal ready in time anyhow.
It's a five-minute job: http://wiki.apache.org/general/SummerOfCode2008
> Charles.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Jeremias Maerki <de...@jeremias-maerki.ch> wrote:
> > GSoC is about to start. I just thought, it would be extremely good to
> > have a JBIG2 codec for Java under an acceptable license. Both FOP and
> > PDFBox (incubating) would benefit from that a lot! It would actually be
> > a reason for FOP to adopt Sanselan in the first place as, at the moment,
> > it doesn't offer anything over the duo: ImageIO and JAI ImageIO Tools.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBIG2
> >
> > This would make a good GSoC project, wouldn't it? However, I'm not sure,
> > yet, if I should be a mentor on this if maybe I have another idea in the
> > FOP-area where my priorities lie. Anyone around who would burn to be a
> > mentor here?
> >
> > WDYT?
> >
> > Jeremias Maerki
> >
> >
Jeremias Maerki
Re: JBIG2 codec: GSoC project?
Posted by Charles Matthew Chen <ch...@gmail.com>.
I like this idea, but I'm not sure Sanselan as an Apache project is
ready for this yet. We haven't even had a single Apache release yet.
Does anyone else have any thoughts about this?
I might be willing to support/mentor a student, but I'm not sure
what is involved. Would anyone else be willing to do this?
The deadline appears to be March 12th, which is terribly soon. I'm
not sure we could get a proposal ready in time anyhow.
Charles.
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Jeremias Maerki <de...@jeremias-maerki.ch> wrote:
> GSoC is about to start. I just thought, it would be extremely good to
> have a JBIG2 codec for Java under an acceptable license. Both FOP and
> PDFBox (incubating) would benefit from that a lot! It would actually be
> a reason for FOP to adopt Sanselan in the first place as, at the moment,
> it doesn't offer anything over the duo: ImageIO and JAI ImageIO Tools.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBIG2
>
> This would make a good GSoC project, wouldn't it? However, I'm not sure,
> yet, if I should be a mentor on this if maybe I have another idea in the
> FOP-area where my priorities lie. Anyone around who would burn to be a
> mentor here?
>
> WDYT?
>
> Jeremias Maerki
>
>