[Owncloud] ownCloud/openSUSE collaboration for GSoC 2013

Tue Apr 16 17:18:19 UTC 2013

@Raghu and Jan: Notice that in a GSoC project it needs to be clear
from the beginning what the goals are.

Let me be more clear: you can't say: we will do a lot of design
improvements and make owncloud looks nicer. It needs to be something
coherent and whose success can be judged objectively at the end of the
summer.

I am not implying anything, I am just giving advice on how to make the
proposal looks better.

Feel free to ask if it's not clear what my point is.

Alessandro

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Jan-Christoph Borchardt
<hey at jancborchardt.net> wrote:
> Whoops, sorry for the late reply! :) We talk so much on IRC that I forget
> the other channels.
>
> So yeah, to everyone else: Raghu has contributed tons to ownCloud design in
> the past and it’s really cool to work with him. I think the proposal is
> great especially because it will improve the general quality of the ownCloud
> core.
>
> Please let us know if you have any feedback! :)
>
>
>
>
> 2013/3/22 Raghu Nayyar <me at iraghu.com>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I discussed my idea with Jan about taking forward the ownCloud core design
>> as a part of my summer of code project. I created a gist to tackle the
>> design : here is the link :
>> https://gist.github.com/raghunayyar/9b0dc508c365be86facc
>>
>> He is ready to mentor it along with Bernhard Posselt (Raydiation) as
>> alternative mentor. The idea is up on the openSUSE GSoC page :
>> https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:GSOC_ideas#Forwarding_the_ownCloud_core_design
>>
>> Since the work involves working on 3 aspects, namely, Files, Application
>> and User Management. I have split the work into Basic and Advanced
>> enhancements so that it becomes easy to manage for both me and the mentor /
>> co-mentor.
>>
>> I have tried to mention all links in the "Design Forward" tag in my
>> proposal, any changes / additions and off course feedbacks are most welcome.
>>
>> Some of the work has already been started in the OC6_Fileactions branch in
>> the core.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 12:52 AM, Qingping Hou <dave2008713 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for all the help and input from everyone so far :)
>>>
>>> I have updated the plan a bit according to the new feedback.
>>>
>>> * for cache, I think it will be a great extension for the app. I will
>>> see if I can find some time to work on this when the core part is
>>> stable enough.
>>> * for collaborate with marble, yes, it's already included in the plan.
>>> Will discuss with them on stuff like how the communication API should
>>> be designed.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:51 AM, eMerzh <merzhin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > Yes if someone wan't to help the mentoring ... even google says it's
>>> > recommended to be 2 :)
>>> >
>>> > Alessandro,  the description i gave you that on irc :
>>> > https://gist.github.com/eMerzh/c33af31ce3bed0c9b044
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Jörn Friedrich Dreyer
>>> > <jfd at owncloud.com> wrote:
>>> >> On 20.03.2013 12:55, Jan-Christoph Borchardt wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Right Alessandro, that’s the project I meant. Marble is awesome!
>>> >>
>>> >> Jörn, do you have the prototype up on Github?
>>> >>
>>> >> nope, sorry. It was not even a real owncloud app. I had just tried to
>>> >> make
>>> >> the openstreetmap examples work on my own server.
>>> >>
>>> >> so long
>>> >>
>>> >> Jörn
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Alessandro Cosentino
>>> >> <cosenal at gmail.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Let's not forget this other project that the Marble people proposed:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> http://community.kde.org/GSoC/2013/Ideas#Project:_Marble_meets_owncloud
>>> >>> We should collaborate with them as well
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Jörn Friedrich Dreyer
>>> >>> <jfd at owncloud.com> wrote:
>>> >>> > Just to pour in some ideas: I hacked on a prototype that acts as a
>>> >>> > proxy
>>> >>> > to
>>> >>> > openstreetmap but never finished it. A good starting point was
>>> >>> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/ProxySimplePHP which fetches
>>> >>> > necessary
>>> >>> > tiles on the fly with curl and provides  minimal OpenLayers code -
>>> >>> > the
>>> >>> > js
>>> >>> > part to render the map. The working example can be found at
>>> >>> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenLayers. For the search box
>>> >>> > you
>>> >>> > can
>>> >>> > use Nominatim as a web service: see the Examples on
>>> >>> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > my 2 cent
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Jörn
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > On 20.03.2013 10:59, Jan-Christoph Borchardt wrote:
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > I’m happy to give design & interface guidance, so yes. :) Would be
>>> >>> > really
>>> >>> > cool if there will be a map app, because KDE’s Marble does some
>>> >>> > ownCloud
>>> >>> > integration (which I think is independent of our participation in
>>> >>> > GSoC
>>> >>> > because Marble is a KDE desktop software). It would be really cool
>>> >>> > to be
>>> >>> > able to sync routes and favorite places with that.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Also, I guess I’m not the only one who would really like to have
>>> >>> > something
>>> >>> > for travel planning, have friends’ locations (from ownCloud
>>> >>> > Contacts)
>>> >>> > mapped
>>> >>> > out and so on. Essentially what you can do with the »My Maps« thing
>>> >>> > of
>>> >>> > Google Maps.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Wohoo!
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Alessandro Cosentino
>>> >>> > <cosenal at gmail.com>
>>> >>> > wrote:
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> wow, great!
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Jakob or Jan, do you want to backup/co-mentor?
>>> >>> >> Officially in GSOC there is going to be only one mentor, but it's
>>> >>> >> always good to have someone who can interacts with the student
>>> >>> >> while
>>> >>> >> the official mentor is away.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Brice and Qingping, can you give me a description of the project
>>> >>> >> in
>>> >>> >> the format of the openSUSE wiki?
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Thanks!
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:28 PM, Frank Karlitschek
>>> >>> >> <frank at owncloud.org>
>>> >>> >> wrote:
>>> >>> >> > Great attack plan  :-)
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> > On 19.03.2013, at 22:15, Qingping Hou <dave2008713 at gmail.com>
>>> >>> >> > wrote:
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> >> Hi all,
>>> >>> >> >>
>>> >>> >> >> I had a discussion with eMerzh on the map app project and come
>>> >>> >> >> up
>>> >>> >> >> with
>>> >>> >> >> following attack plan:
>>> >>> >> >> https://github.com/houqp/apps/blob/map_app/map/PLAN.md
>>> >>> >> >>
>>> >>> >> >> Feel free to comment on Github or reply your suggestions here.
>>> >>> >> >> eMerzh
>>> >>> >> >> will
>>> >>> >> >> also update the project description on SUSE wiki later.
>>> >>> >> >>
>>> >>> >> >> Also we need an extra back/co-mentor for this project :)
>>> >>> >> >>
>>> >>> >> >> Cheers,
>>> >>> >> >> houqp
>>> >>> >> >>
>>> >>> >> >> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Alessandro Cosentino
>>> >>> >> >> <cosenal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>> >> >>> Hi,
>>> >>> >> >>>
>>> >>> >> >>> I am happy to announce a collaboration between openSUSE and
>>> >>> >> >>> ownCloud
>>> >>> >> >>> to participate in GSoC 2013.
>>> >>> >> >>>
>>> >>> >> >>> As most of you know, in the last year we have participated
>>> >>> >> >>> under
>>> >>> >> >>> KDE.
>>> >>> >> >>> This is no longer possible, so this year our projects will be
>>> >>> >> >>> hosted
>>> >>> >> >>> under openSUSE.
>>> >>> >> >>>
>>> >>> >> >>> I created a section for ownCloud projects on the openSUSE
>>> >>> >> >>> wiki:
>>> >>> >> >>> https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:GSOC_ideas#ownCloud
>>> >>> >> >>> If you are interested in mentoring a project (and you
>>> >>> >> >>> should!),
>>> >>> >> >>> please
>>> >>> >> >>> list it there.
>>> >>> >> >>>
>>> >>> >> >>> Some students have already shown interest for some projects,
>>> >>> >> >>> namely:
>>> >>> >> >>> - an app for Prey
>>> >>> >> >>> - integration with Shiva
>>> >>> >> >>>
>>> >>> >> >>> See related emails in the mailing list.
>>> >>> >> >>> It would be awesome if you could stand up and volunteer to
>>> >>> >> >>> mentor
>>> >>> >> >>> these projects.
>>> >>> >> >>>
>>> >>> >> >>> Alessandro
>>> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________
>>> >>> >> >>> Owncloud mailing list
>>> >>> >> >>> Owncloud at kde.org
>>> >>> >> >>> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >>> >> >> Owncloud mailing list
>>> >>> >> >> Owncloud at kde.org
>>> >>> >> >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________
>>> >>> >> > Owncloud mailing list
>>> >>> >> > Owncloud at kde.org
>>> >>> >> > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >>> >> Owncloud mailing list
>>> >>> >> Owncloud at kde.org
>>> >>> >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > _______________________________________________
>>> >>> > Owncloud mailing list
>>> >>> > Owncloud at kde.org
>>> >>> > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > --
>>> >>> > Jörn Friedrich Dreyer (jfd at owncloud.com)
>>> >>> > Software Developer
>>> >>> > ownCloud GmbH
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Your Data, Your Cloud, Your Way!
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > ownCloud GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, Holger Dyroff
>>> >>> > Schloßäckerstrasse 26a, 90443 Nürnberg, HRB 28050 (AG Nürnberg)
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > _______________________________________________
>>> >>> > Owncloud mailing list
>>> >>> > Owncloud at kde.org
>>> >>> > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> _______________________________________________
>>> >>> Owncloud mailing list
>>> >>> Owncloud at kde.org
>>> >>> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> Owncloud mailing list
>>> >> Owncloud at kde.org
>>> >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Jörn Friedrich Dreyer (jfd at owncloud.com)
>>> >> Software Developer
>>> >> ownCloud GmbH
>>> >>
>>> >> Your Data, Your Cloud, Your Way!
>>> >>
>>> >> ownCloud GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, Holger Dyroff
>>> >> Schloßäckerstrasse 26a, 90443 Nürnberg, HRB 28050 (AG Nürnberg)
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> Owncloud mailing list
>>> >> Owncloud at kde.org
>>> >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>> >>
>>> > _______________________________________________
>>> > Owncloud mailing list
>>> > Owncloud at kde.org
>>> > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Owncloud mailing list
>>> Owncloud at kde.org
>>> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> Raghu
>>
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