currentPeriod just always returns 'offseason'.
This will temporarily fix the lousy timeline widget.
diff --git a/app/soc/modules/gsoc/views/helper/request_data.py b/app/soc/modules/gsoc/views/helper/request_data.py
index f91cfd3..c162a4f 100644
--- a/app/soc/modules/gsoc/views/helper/request_data.py
+++ b/app/soc/modules/gsoc/views/helper/request_data.py
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
name of the current period on the timeline as described in this method's
documentation
"""
+ # NOTE(daniel): this is a temporary fix to the timeline widget
+ # it should be replaced/fixed shortly
+ return 'offseason'
+
if not self.programActive():
return 'offseason'
