Google Summer of Code 2011 - Project ideas page for the Linux Foundation online

Google Summer of Code 2011 - Project ideas page for the Linux Foundation online

[Till Kamppeter]

Hi,

I have set up a page for project ideas for the Linux Foundation's 
participation in the Google Summer of Code 2011:

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/gsoc/google-summer-code-2011

Please add your ideas to the sub-page of your work group. If you have 
problems mail me with your project idea.

    Till

Re: Google Summer of Code 2011 - Project ideas page for the Linux Foundation online

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Till Kamppeter
<till.kamppeter@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have set up a page for project ideas for the Linux Foundation's
> participation in the Google Summer of Code 2011:
>
> https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/gsoc/google-summer-code-2011
>
> Please add your ideas to the sub-page of your work group. If you have
> problems mail me with your project idea.

For 802.11 you can dump your ideas here:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/GSoC/2011/

 Luis

Re: Google Summer of Code 2011 - Project ideas page for the Linux Foundation online

[Hin-Tak Leung]

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Till Kamppeter
> <till.kamppeter@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have set up a page for project ideas for the Linux Foundation's
>> participation in the Google Summer of Code 2011:
>>
>> https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/gsoc/google-summer-code-2011
>>
>> Please add your ideas to the sub-page of your work group. If you have
>> problems mail me with your project idea.
>
> For 802.11 you can dump your ideas here:
>
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/GSoC/2011/
>
>  Luis

Seeing as a few of the mac80211-based wireless drivers (for some of
the more dumb/basic/cheap devices) has gained access-point(AP)-mode
support code in the kernel recently in the last few months, it would
probably be appropriate to add (if it isn't already there) or enhance
access-point-mode support in some of the user-land tools like
NetworkManager, nm-applet, or wireless assistant? I think hostapd
doesn't care what type of drivers they are, except they need to claim
to support AP mode, so I think hostapd is okay... but of course there
are always the odd user-friendliness in various places that can do
with a bit of more work about "setting up a network service", e.g.
say, make it easier and more user-friendly to setting a bridge between
wireless client and wired connectivity. This involves configuring
hostapd, iptables for ip masquerading/network address translation, and
possibly a few other things.

Hin-Tak

P.S. Till: please feel free to recycle past unfinished ideas and sign
me up as possible mentors of relevant printer-stuff projects

Re: Google Summer of Code 2011 - Project ideas page for the Linux Foundation online

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Hin-Tak Leung <hintak.leung@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Till Kamppeter
>> <till.kamppeter@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have set up a page for project ideas for the Linux Foundation's
>>> participation in the Google Summer of Code 2011:
>>>
>>> https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/gsoc/google-summer-code-2011
>>>
>>> Please add your ideas to the sub-page of your work group. If you have
>>> problems mail me with your project idea.
>>
>> For 802.11 you can dump your ideas here:
>>
>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/GSoC/2011/
>>
>>  Luis
>
> Seeing as a few of the mac80211-based wireless drivers (for some of
> the more dumb/basic/cheap devices) has gained access-point(AP)-mode
> support code in the kernel recently in the last few months, it would
> probably be appropriate to add (if it isn't already there) or enhance
> access-point-mode support in some of the user-land tools like
> NetworkManager, nm-applet, or wireless assistant?

The dbus / supplicant stuff was done in GSoC 2009, see:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/GSoC/2009/Add_AP_Support_to_Network_Manager

Patches were sent to Jouni and IIRC the dbus stuff was the last stuff
being figured out. So IIRC this was just a matter of userspace
catchup. If we need that then sure, Dan?

  Luis

Re: Google Summer of Code 2011 - Project ideas page for the Linux Foundation online

[Hin-Tak Leung]

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Hin-Tak Leung <hintak.leung@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Till Kamppeter
>>> <till.kamppeter@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have set up a page for project ideas for the Linux Foundation's
>>>> participation in the Google Summer of Code 2011:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/gsoc/google-summer-code-2011
>>>>
>>>> Please add your ideas to the sub-page of your work group. If you have
>>>> problems mail me with your project idea.
>>>
>>> For 802.11 you can dump your ideas here:
>>>
>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/GSoC/2011/
>>>
>>>  Luis
>>
>> Seeing as a few of the mac80211-based wireless drivers (for some of
>> the more dumb/basic/cheap devices) has gained access-point(AP)-mode
>> support code in the kernel recently in the last few months, it would
>> probably be appropriate to add (if it isn't already there) or enhance
>> access-point-mode support in some of the user-land tools like
>> NetworkManager, nm-applet, or wireless assistant?
>
> The dbus / supplicant stuff was done in GSoC 2009, see:
>
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/GSoC/2009/Add_AP_Support_to_Network_Manager
>
> Patches were sent to Jouni and IIRC the dbus stuff was the last stuff
> being figured out. So IIRC this was just a matter of userspace
> catchup. If we need that then sure, Dan?
>
>  Luis
>

Oh, so long ago :-). (GSoC 2009 would be  over a little over a year
ago). Somebody can write a user-friendly GUI wizard to do a
wireless-wired bridge i.e. plus netfilter nat/masquerading config?
Does hostapd has a dbus interface i.e. can it be invoked by the
console owner on-the-fly? It does not seem to - would that be
useful/do-able as a student project?

Re: Google Summer of Code 2011 - Project ideas page for the Linux Foundation online

[Till Kamppeter]

On 02/24/2011 01:52 AM, Hin-Tak Leung wrote:
> P.S. Till: please feel free to recycle past unfinished ideas and sign
> me up as possible mentors of relevant printer-stuff projects
>

I am already doing so. Everything which did not get taken last year I 
have reposted this year. Feel free to edit your entries to update or to 
make it more attractive.

    Till

Google Summer of Code 2011 - Project ideas page for the Linux Foundation online

[Till Kamppeter]

Hi,

I have set up a page for project ideas for the Linux Foundation's 
participation in the Google Summer of Code 2012:

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/gsoc/google-summer-code-2012

Please add your ideas to the sub-page of your work group. If you have 
problems mail me with your project idea.

    Till

Google Summer of Code 2011 - Project ideas page for the Linux Foundation online

[Till Kamppeter]

Hi,

Google has accepted The Linux Foundation again as mentoring organization!

Please spread the news and keep adding project ideas.

    Till