[isf-wifidog] summer of code request

Jeu 15 Mar 14:16:59 EDT 2007

good news.  I just got confirmation from my contact who works at SoC
that they will look at the updated version.

On 3/14/07, Max Horváth <max.horvath at freenet.de> wrote:
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> That's cool!
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> Cheers, Max!
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> On 13.03.2007, at 16:54, Michael Lenczner wrote:
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> > 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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