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Documentation: Add new GSoC projects 

Change-Id: I5d67361286da04819def3227b2c6cb41a063fc5b
Signed-off-by: Patrick Rudolph <patrick.rudolph@9elements.com>
Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/38829
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Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
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### Mentors
* TODO
## Fix POST code handling
coreboot supports writing POST codes to I/O port 80.
There are various Kconfigs that deal with POST codes, which don't have
effect on most platforms.
The code to send POST codes is scattered in C and Assembly, some use
functions, some use macros and others simply use the `outb` instruction.
The POST codes are duplicated between stages and aren't documented properly.
Tasks:
* Guard Kconfigs with a *depends on* to only show on supported platforms
* Remove duplicated Kconfigs
* Replace `outb(0x80, ...)` with calls to `post_code(...)`
* Update Documentation/POSTCODES
* Use defines from console/post_codes.h where possible
* Drop duplicated POST codes
* Make use of all possible 255 values
### Requirements
* knowledge in the coreboot build system and the concept of stages
* other knowledge: Little experience with C and x86 Assembly
* hardware requirements: Nothing special
### Mentors
* Patrick Rudolph <patrick.rudolph@9elements.com>
* Christian Walter <christian.walter@9elements.com>
## Board status replacement
The [Board status page](https://coreboot.org/status/board-status.html) allows
to see last working commit of a board. The page is generated by a cron job
that runs on a huge git repository.
Build an open source replacement written in Golang using existing tools
and libraries, consisting of a backend, a frontend and client side
scripts. The backend should connect to an SQL database with can be
controlled using a RESTful API. The RESTful API should have basic authentication
for managment tasks and new board status uploads.
At least one older test result should be keept in the database.
The frontend should use established UI libraries or frameworks (for example
Angular) to display the current board status, that is if it's working or not
and some details provided with the last test. If a board isn't working the last
working commit (if any) should be shown in addition to the broken one.
Provide a script/tool that allows to:
1. Push mainboard details from coreboot master CI
2. Push mainboard test results from authenticated users containing
* working
* commit hash
* bootlog (if any)
* dmesg (if it's booting)
* timestamps (if it's booting)
* coreboot config
### Requirements
* coreboot knowledge: Non-technical, needed to perform requirements analysis
* software knowledge: Golang, SQL for the backend, JS for the frontend
### Mentors
* Patrick Rudolph <patrick.rudolph@9elements.com>
* Christian Walter <christian.walter@9elements.com>