[Snowy] Tomboy, Snowy, and Summer of Code 2010

[Sandy Armstrong <sanfordarmstrong gmail com>]

Hey folks,

(Apologies in advance for the HTML email)

I just wanted to make sure that interested students were aware that I've added a couple of ideas to the GNOME SoC 2010 wiki page [0].  I've tried to make it very clear that I would not be the most hands-on mentor due to other priorities this summer, but if you feel you've got what it takes to execute on either of these ideas, I'd love to hear from you.  Here's a copy from the wiki (subject to change, please watch the wiki [0] for updates).

• Add Social Features to Snowy (Tomboy Online) (mentor: SandyArmstrong)

• Benefits: Make it easy to connect with other Snowy users, and view their latest (public) notes. Allow users to share certain notes with certain users. Expose this information in web views, and also in the REST API for use by rich clients like Tomboy.

• Requirements: python, django, XHTML, CSS, unit testing, understanding of web app security

• Notes:

  • Mentor is expecting a baby this summer, so your proposal needs to have a rock-solid plan and timeline to convince him that you can do this without constant supervision.
  • Thorough unit tests and security verification will be needed to successfully complete this project.
  • Must have evidence of patches to Snowy or other django-based projects.
  • UI mockups would be helpful.
   

• Rich Tomboy Note Sharing Via Telepathy (mentor: SandyArmstrong, OlivierLeThanh)

• Benefits: Allow users to grant each other access to browse all or part of their Tomboy note collection.

• Requirements: C#, GTK#, experience with Telepathy APIs, UI design skills

• Notes:

  • Mentor is expecting a baby this summer, so your proposal needs to have a rock-solid plan and timeline to convince him that you can do this without constant supervision.
  • UI mockups would be a very helpful addition to your proposal. Current assumption is that contact browsing would happen in the Search All Notes window, but we're willing to have that assumption challenged.
  • You should already have discussed with Telepathy devs how this might be implemented, and have some technical details prepared in your proposal.
  • Evidence of Telepathy-related patches would be very helpful.
  • Any ideas for collaboration would be very welcome, but be realistic in your timeline. Full Gobby-style collaborative note editing is probably out-of-scope for now, but if you have some clear ideas for how to share edits to a single note between different users, that would be a great addition to your proposal.

Cheers,
Sandy

[0] http://live.gnome.org/SummerOfCode2010/Ideas