[isf-wifidog] summer of code request

[Max Horváth]

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That's cool!

Cheers, Max!

On 13.03.2007, at 16:54, Michael Lenczner wrote:

> I sent the new version to two contacts at google.  One is in charge of
> mobile/location apps at their Mountain View wireless mesh.  The other
> is a friend of a friend and works directly on the SoC team.
>
> fingers crossed.
>
> On 3/13/07, Max Horváth <max.horvath at freenet.de> wrote:
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>> Unfortunately this version of the application couldn't been sent to
>> Google as the deadline was already reached before I received this
>> version :( ...
>>
>> Anyway ... I still hope we'll make it with my rushed version ...
>> (even though I'm not too optimistic) ...
>>
>> Cheers, Max!
>>
>> On 12.03.2007, at 22:04, Michael Lenczner wrote:
>>
>> > This is *not* the final version of the application that went  
>> in.  Max
>> > has that.   This has a lot of others stuff that Jake and I were
>> > working on.  But I thought it would be a good idea to send this  
>> here
>> > just in case someone wanted to copy-paste stuff from it in the  
>> future.
>> >
>> > It's not perfect - kinda rushed.  But it's not bad.  And we weren't
>> > joking about Bubba.
>> >
>> > ----------------------
>> > Google Summer of Code Application
>> >
>> > 1.  Describe your organization.
>> >
>> > The Wifidog project is a complete and embeddable captive portal
>> > solution for communities and for businesses.  It allows for low- 
>> cost
>> > deployment and light maintenance of a network of WiFi hotspots.  It
>> > has been built as to allow for location-based content  
>> aggregation and
>> > managment (managing RSS feeds, Flicker intergration, etc.). The
>> > Wifidog project was started by the Montreal community wireless
>> > organization Ile Sans Fil (Wireless Island) with the goal of  
>> creating
>> > a free wireless infrastructure that supported vibrant and engaged
>> > public spaces.
>> >
>> > Ile Sans Fil is a non-profit organization dedicated to the  
>> development
>> > of a free communication infrastructure to strengthen local  
>> communities
>> > in the greater Montreal region. Ile Sans Fil is both a technical
>> > development project and a grassroots community group, involving
>> > professionals and students from diverse fields. The vision of the
>> > group is to use new technology, in particular wireless  
>> technology, to
>> > empower individuals and to foster a sense of community.  We  
>> currently
>> > operated 110 hotspots in the Montreal area and service over 700  
>> users
>> > each day. Over 33,000 users have opened accounts on our system, an
>> > amount that grows by 1500 users per month.
>> >
>> > The Wifidog project has been adopted by over 30 communities  
>> across 4
>> > continents.  It is used by groups ranging in needs from NYCWireless
>> > CWN to cover urban parks to government projects in rural areas  
>> of the
>> > Philippines to commercial ISP's in West Africa (Cotonou, Bénin).
>> >
>> > Articles about Wifidog have appeared in Linux Journal:
>> > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8352 and O3: Open Source
>> > Enterprise Data Networking -
>> > http://www.o3magazine.com/pastissues/issue1/
>> >
>> > 2. Why is your organization applying to participate in GSoC  
>> 2007? What
>> > do you hope to gain by participating?
>> > The reason that we are applying to participate in GSoC 2007 is  
>> that we
>> > are determined through Wifidog, to realize the potential for using
>> > wireless technology to make public spaces richer and more  
>> convivial.
>> > Specifically, speaking as Ile Sans Fil, an unfunded, grassroots
>> > organization,  we have come a long way in achieving those  
>> goals.  But
>> > there are still many features that we need to implement for our
>> > infrastructure to have the impact that we want it to have on our  
>> city.
>> > GSoC is an opportunity for us to have a productive summer advancing
>> > towards our goals.  And because Wifidog has grown in popularity
>> > internationally over the last 3 years, those added features will be
>> > used by communities and business around the world.
>> >
>> > GSoC is especially attractive to us because so much thought and
>> > discussion has already gone in to our architecture and roadmap.   
>> All
>> > this hard work means that we can more easily benefit from the  
>> input of
>> > a new developer.
>> >
>> > 3. Did your organization participate in GSoC 2005 or 2006? If so,
>> > please summarize your involvement and the successes and failures of
>> > your student projects.
>> > No.
>> >
>> > 4. If your organization has not previously participated in GSoC,  
>> have
>> > you applied in the past? If so, for what year(s)?
>> > We have never applied.
>> >
>> > 5. Who will your organization administrator be? Please include  
>> Google
>> > Account information.
>> > Max Horváth
>> >
>> > 6. What license does your project use?
>> > The Wifidog gateway and authentication server are both licensed  
>> under
>> > the GPL v2.
>> >
>> > 7. What is the URL for your ideas page?
>> > There is not a single idea page.  Instead we use roadmaps and  
>> tickets.
>> > At the moment we would encourage projects ideas based on the  
>> following
>> > resources:
>> > Implement auth server XML RPC API: http://dev.wifidog.org/ticket/ 
>> 272
>> > Implement OpenID: http://dev.wifidog.org/wiki/doc/developer/OpenID
>> > Implement new user permission architecture:
>> > http://dev.wifidog.org/wiki/doc/developer/UserRolesArchitecture
>> > Implement User Profiles: http://dev.wifidog.org/wiki/doc/developer/
>> > UserProfiles
>> > In the unlikely circumstance that all these things will be  
>> completed
>> > before the end of the internship, there are many "social software"
>> > aspects of Wifidog (such as social chatting, being able to  
>> search for
>> > friends within the network based on their current locations, etc.)
>> > that remain to be explored.
>> >
>> > 8. What is the main development mailing list for your organization?
>> > wifidog at listes.ilesansfil.org
>> >
>> > 9. What is the main IRC channel for your organization?
>> > #wifidog at irc.freenode.org
>> >
>> > 10. Does your organization have an application template you  
>> would like
>> > to see students use? If so, please provide it now.
>> > We would encourage each participating student to send us their  
>> CV as
>> > well as a cover letter which addresses their project idea.
>> >
>> > 11. Who will be your backup organization administrator? Please  
>> include
>> > Google Account information.
>> > Michael Lenczner - mlenczner at gmail.com
>> >
>> > 12. Who will your mentors be? Please include Google Account
>> > Information.
>> > Max Horváth, max.horvath at freenet.de
>> > Michael Lenczner, mlenczner at gmail.com - Ile Sans Fil
>> > François Proulx, fproulx at edito.qc.ca
>> >
>> > 13. What criteria did you use to select these individuals as  
>> mentors?
>> > Please be as specific as possible.
>> > Max Horváth and Francois Proulx are two of the head developers  
>> of the
>> > Wifidog authentication server. François Proulx is also the current
>> > head of R+D for Ile Sans Fil
>> > Michael Lenczner is the co-founder of Ile Sans Fil and is  
>> involved in
>> > interface designer of WifiDog auth server.
>> >
>> > 14. What is your plan for dealing with disappearing students?
>> > Wifidog is a healthy, international open source project.  We  
>> have no
>> > culture of drama or flamewars and we will ensure that it remains a
>> > fun, helpful and straightforward environment for less experienced
>> > developers.  In addition, all three mentors are all available in  
>> their
>> > local cities (Montreal, Berlin and Boston ) to meet weekly with
>> > students from the local geographic area.
>> >
>> > 15. What is your plan for dealing with disappearing mentors?
>> > Max Horváth, Michael Lenczner and François Proulx have each been
>> > working with the Wifidog project for over 2 years.
>> >
>> > 16. What steps will you take to encourage students to interact with
>> > your project's community before, during and after the program?
>> > The Wifidog project encourages collaboration via Trac, IRC, and a
>> > developer's mailing list. As an international open source project,
>> > maintaining a clear communicative channel is essential. We will
>> > encourage our student participants to actively participate via  
>> all of
>> > these channels; to take advantage of the resources provided by  
>> his or
>> > her mentor, as well as the Wifidog community at large.
>> >
>> > We do not adhere to a strict software development methodology,
>> > however, we do place great value on community and one-to-one peer
>> > review. We expect the student participant and mentor to meet weekly
>> > (either online or in person) in order to assess project status, as
>> > well as set goals and benchmarks for further development. In  
>> this way,
>> > development goals will remain on track, and the student will be
>> > integrated into our community.
>> >
>> > When the project is complete, the student will have the  
>> opportunity to
>> > continue to contribute to the project using the skills,  
>> resources, and
>> > particular knowledge regarding the Wifidog project that the GSoC
>> > experience has provided.
>> >
>> > 17. What will you do to ensure that your accepted students stick  
>> with
>> > the project after GSoC concludes?
>> > We believe that the best way to encourage student participants to
>> > continue contributing to Wifidog is to ensure that they have had  
>> a fun
>> > and productive experience working with us over the summer. In  
>> order to
>> > do this, we will, simply put, help them to succeed at the the goals
>> > which they set, by encouraging a steady dialog between mentors and
>> > student developers.  If that doesn't work, however, we have the  
>> phone
>> > number of a guy named Bubba.
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