R: GSoC proposal : home automation

[LucaTringali]

Nice idea, I would like to help in some way, but I'm awfully busy, so I'll 
probably do something, but I'm not able to partecipate at GSoC full time.

Luca Tringali

>----Messaggio originale----
>Da: robin.marsollier at etudiant.univ-rennes1.fr
>Data: 24/03/2011 18.59
>A: <plasma-devel at kde.org>
>Ogg: GSoC proposal : home automation
>
>Hi everybody,
>
>I'm preparing my proposal for GSOC and I want some feedback.
>
>In last discussion about it, Luca Tringali proposed an integration with 
Plasma 
>Media Center, I think it's a very good idea for long term, but for now, 
>domogik is in way for its 0.10 release,  PMC is also expecting its first 
>release, and my project is only ideas. 
>So I think it could be preferable to devellop only bases for home automation 
>with domogik in KDE for the moment, and I could do integration with PCM 
after 
>its first release and after this summer, with all time I need to do it.
>
>I drew some drafts of what could be the plasmoids, and I have for the moment 
>two plasmoid : one for supervision of house in general, and one for 
>supervision of a single room in the building. I will upload my drafts soon.
>
>I'm also thinking for a way to set up a configuration for the home, and 
since 
>that is not an item used every day (add a room, add shutters, lamps or 
heating 
>...), I think it does'nt have its place in a plasmoid, so in a dedicated 
app? 
>Probably, for my point of view.
>
>And what type of interface should I develop for it? With an other app for 
>conf, I think I couldn't use dataengine/services of Plasma ? So a kio ?
>
>I intend to start before the official start of GSoC because I travel a few 
days 
>in early june. It is a problem for mentors to work with me ​​before official 
>start in order to give them a little break after? :D
>
>And what do you think of this? Too ambitious, not enough?
>
>Presently, I'm revising my C++ (the easy part) and after, I will learn Qt, 
but 
>I must also pass my year in the same time. I would try to join you on IRC 
this 
>week-end (pseudo : rmrsllr), if I find time.
>
>Cheers,
>Robin Marsollier
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