Debian is this year again part of Google's Summer of Code.

Last week, the final decisions about the proposed projects were made and Google granted 9 slots in total for Debian. I am very glad to say that Chris 'lamby' Lambs proposal for Debian Live is amongst those.

Here is the abstract from his proposal:

	Live-helper is a utility to build CD, DVD, netboot and USB-stick live
	images of Debian, a GNU/Linux operating system. It boasts support for
	multiple architectures, auto-building images, amongst many other
	features.

	Live-helper is extremely flexible, allowing interested parties to create
	their own system completely specific to their needs, including support
	for custom package lists, kernel parameters, encryption, additional
	commands to configure the live system etc.

	My proposal is to construct a graphical user interface that can be used
	in conjunction with live-helper to build Debian Live systems, allowing
	editing of existing configurations and including a 'wizard'-style
	walkthrough for the first-time user.

	Providing less experienced users with the opportunity to easily create
	live distributions will generate more exposure for live-helper,
	providing more valuable feedback for its developers and ultimately
	helping Debian's image as an extremely flexible and free operating
	system.

	The GUI will be written in Python using the pygtk GTK+ bindings.

The next step on the timeline begins at May 28th, where the students start coding on their projects. I am happily looking forward to it.