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[Fwd: Extending Gnome Storage]

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Hi Seth,


 


I'm currently in my final year at the University of 
Manchester.  For my final year project I would like to extend Gnome 
Storage so that users of different interests can retrieve information that is 
relevant to them.  For 
example there are technical writers, testers, developers, managers, people who 
work in service and sales, who might be interested in files about a new 
product.  However, the files 
required will be quite different.  
Example developers might be interested in the actual code of the product; 
while persons in service are only interested in manuals on how the product 
should be used, and troubleshooting guides; persons in sales only care about the 
benefits of the new product, hence they are only interested in charts on 
predictions on success of product.  
The project aims to solve this problem by allowing persons of different 
backgrounds and interests to only retrieve files relevant to 
them.


 


 Here are the list of my  
objectives:


1)      
To extend Gnomes Storage so that files and 
people have attributes, which can then be related to each other.  For example people and files will have 
attributes of manager, developer, tester, sales etcetera.  When a person is added to the system, 
they will be asked to rate what attributes of files they would be most 
interested.  Hence when they do a 
search for a type of file they will be given files that most closely meet their 
criteria.  When a person creates a 
file initially that file will have the attributes to the same level as that of 
the creator.


 


2)      
To have the attributes of files vary with use of 
the system.  This will allow 
association between files to be varied.  
For example if technical persons open a file frequently, the value of the 
technical attribute of that file will go up. Also if it is noticed that another 
file is frequently opened after that file, then its technical value will also go 
up, but by a smaller amount than the file opened first.  As a result first file becomes 
associated with the second file, due to their technicality.  And will be the first two files returned 
to a technical user.


 


3)       To create GUIs to 
allow users to easily manipulate files and      
            
      attributes.


 


Do you think this is a good idea?  Also could I 
please get a current stable version of the code to work 
with?


 


Thanks,


Ayodele Forde



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