DRUPAL.ORG USERNAME:
LINK TO PUBLIC PROPOSAL DISCUSSION:
This should be a link to the discussion thread in the http://groups.drupal.org/soc-2008 group where you've publicly discussed your project idea with the community.
BENEFITS TO DRUPAL/OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY:
Who will benefit from your project and in what ways? Describe the likely user-base and what means they might currently be using to accomplish the same ends. Are you proposing an incremental improvement, a fundamentally new approach, or an aggregation of existing tools/ideas?
DELIVERABLES:
Describe the quantifiable results and goals. For example, will you create design documentation? One or more modules? A core patch?
PROJECT DETAILS:
You can't be too detailed. Describe prior art and the concepts on which your project is based. What is new or different about your approach which wasn't done/possible before? Do you have any preliminary findings or results which suggest that it is possible and likely to succeed?
Note any uncertainties or aspects which depend on further research or experiments. What is your plan for dealing with snags, unforeseen difficulties, or setbacks? How useful will your results be if (when) not everything works exactly as planned?
PROJECT SCHEDULE:
What are the milestones? Be sure to include dates which are compatible with the Summer of Code timeline as laid out in the program FAQ.
REFERENCES AND LIKELY MENTORS
Which managers and/or likely mentors have you contacted about your plans? Who was the most helpful? Have any of them offered to mentor your project?
BIO
Who are you? What makes you the best person to work on this project? What experience do you have with Drupal and other Open Source projects? What development tools and methods do you use? Have you previously been responsible (either as an employee/volunteer/student) for a project of this size?