GSOC 2012/Student Application jvlomax/fedora audio spin

Proposal Description
The proposal on the Fedora wiki can be found here. The idea is to create a spin of Fedora specially catering to those who want to use it for audio work. It should include the most used audio mixing and creation software as well as keeping with the Fedora philosophy

There are two other distros that have audio centric spins out there(ubuntu studio,openSUSE studio gallery). I think that it's time that Fedora joins the ranks so that Fedora users can also to audio studio work without having to start using a different distro. I think this is one of the things that will help Fedora get more usage. I have a degree in music, and I have used various Linux based studio software. When it comes to programming, I am well versed in assembly, c and python. I also know java, though I have only ever used it for android programming. I also have some experience writing bash scripts and I am familiar with the inner workings of Linux. I have been full time Linux user for 5 years, and I have often played around with configuration files. I have also used the JACK audio system on many occasions.

It's hard to tell how to implement it as the software that is going in to the spin has not been finalized. It will mostly consist of discussion, writing scripts and configuring the software to work together out of the box. It should use the current development version of Fedora as a base, and build upon it.

There should be a fully working beta of the spin that is fully usable for an end-user by the end of GSoC.

Giving a timeline for the project would be a bit hard for me, as I have never worked on projects like this, and i don't know exactly how far the project already is, but I would imagine something like this:
 * 1) Time before the actual coding starts (24th of may):
 * 2) *Get to know everyone involved and get up to speed.
 * 3) *Discuss with others about what should be done after the 24th
 * 4) first 2-3 weeks
 * 5) *mostly discussion about what software to put in, and how to configure it
 * 6) next 3-4 weeks
 * 7) *package everything
 * 8) *start configuring the software
 * 9) early/mid july
 * 10) *the spin should be ready for alpha testing and kinks should be ironed out
 * 11) early august
 * 12) *the spin should be approaching Beta at this stage
 * 13) *everything should be packaged and configured
 * 14) End of GSOC
 * 15) *The project should be in beta and bug patching should be the main focus.
 * 16) *It should follow the main Fedora roadmap from here on, so it can be ready for release in October

Have you communicated with a potential mentor? If so, who?
I have communicated with Brendan Jones the mailing list and IRC