Approaching google is also something that shouldn't be done ad-hoc by a number of people all claiming to represent macports in some way. Someone wearing the portmgr mantle needs to collect all these ideas, get some democratic input as to which ideas are truly the best, then approach google with the list and try to get added as a SoC project. They need to do it quickly too since we don't have much time. I nominate jmpp.
+1. Someone can create a Wiki page and put all those ideas in it. I would have done so but I don't have enough privileges. Also someone (jmpp, pipping, ryan) can prepare a draft application and finalize it through the ML so that you can send it off by March 5th? I guess you can pick one program administrator amongst yourselves on IRC or something :) /me hopes MacPorts makes it to this years SoC. If you need any help in convincing Google ping me ;) -- Anant