I am the mentor for the Project ''Build your own widgetset''.

I am trained physicist and i have a license for formal training of students.
In my spare time i support open source projects since several years.  

*Question you should ask*, when considering to make the project (actually any project)

*do you have any experience with students ?  
-Yes, several years

*how can we communicate ?  
-I prefer email, timezone UTC+2, use 4biz (.at.) web.de

*What LINUX distribution should i use ?  
-You can use anything that supports X11

*can i use a small computer like the raspberry pi ?  
-yes