Another set of ideas and projects could be found at <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Summer_of_Code/2008/Ideas">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Summer_of_Code/2008/Ideas</a> Some unaccepted students have  shown interest on keep on doing the ideas no matter the money ;). <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 3:54 PM, C. Scott Ananian <<a href="mailto:cscott@cscott.net">cscott@cscott.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I'll list a grab bag of project ideas in this email.  Some of these are high priority, some are low, some have OLPC people working on them, some do not.  The list is certainly not complete!  Please respond to this email to list things I've left out or projects you're currently exploring, or to express interest.  I've tried to list some email addresses by each idea of OLPC folk who are interested or could give more information. (Help wiki-fying this list would be appreciated!  See <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects_and_proposals" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects_and_proposals</a> )  --scott PROJECTS, IN THE ORDER THEY POPPED INTO MY HEAD: Spanish wikipedia slice activity (<a href="mailto:cjb@laptop.org">cjb@laptop.org</a>)  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wiki_server" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wiki_server</a> Wiki textbooks. (<a href="mailto:sj@laptop.org">sj@laptop.org</a>)  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Read" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Read</a>  Collaborative PDF annotation might be a good start.  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/MikMik" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/MikMik</a> (mako@atdot.cc) Physics-learning games (like Phun and Elements)  <a href="http://www.phun.at/" target="_blank">http://www.phun.at/</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Elements" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Elements</a> School server management tools (<a href="mailto:martin@laptop.org">martin@laptop.org</a>)  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/School_Server" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/School_Server</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Apr_3-4_Mini-conference" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Apr_3-4_Mini-conference</a> Hunger project  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Malnutrition" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Malnutrition</a> Testing tools. (<a href="mailto:mstone@laptop.org">mstone@laptop.org</a>)  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activity_Testing_Project" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activity_Testing_Project</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Schoolserver_Testing" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Schoolserver_Testing</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tinderbox_Testing" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tinderbox_Testing</a>  (see also, "Build servers" below) Build servers.  <a href="http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5279" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5279</a>  <a href="http://buildbot.net/trac" target="_blank">http://buildbot.net/trac</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pilgrim" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pilgrim</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Building_custom_images" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Building_custom_images</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Puritan" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Puritan</a> Docs to go w/ builds:  <a href="http://dev.laptop.org/%7Ecscott/joyride-1477-api/" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org/~cscott/joyride-1477-api/</a>  <a href="http://dev.laptop.org/%7Ecscott/joyride-1477-api/epydoc.py" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org/~cscott/joyride-1477-api/epydoc.py</a>  <a href="http://dev.laptop.org/%7Ecscott/joyride-1477-api/epydoc.config" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org/~cscott/joyride-1477-api/epydoc.config</a>  <a href="http://epydoc.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">http://epydoc.sourceforge.net/</a>  <a href="http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/4132" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/4132</a> Remote debugging:  <a href="http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6447" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6447</a> Blogging platforms on XO  <a href="http://moodle.org/" target="_blank">http://moodle.org/</a>  <a href="http://wordpress.org/" target="_blank">http://wordpress.org/</a> Email app (Gmail, or lightweight local email) Flashcards for the classroom. (Make own flashcards on the XO) Geography browser / quiz.  (Make own maps on the XO) Edubuntu integration (sugar chooser for edubuntu, edubuntu activities for XO) KDE edutainment integration / ports  <a href="http://edu.kde.org/" target="_blank">http://edu.kde.org/</a> Other Education software:  <a href="http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/08/04/25/2124228.shtml" target="_blank">http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/08/04/25/2124228.shtml</a> Translations/localization (<a href="mailto:sayamindu@gmail.com">sayamindu@gmail.com</a>)  <a href="https://dev.laptop.org/translate/" target="_blank">https://dev.laptop.org/translate/</a>  Also, integrating a "translate this" feature into the UI, or  mouse-over translations using a small local dictionary. Filesystems (<a href="mailto:cscott@laptop.org">cscott@laptop.org</a>)  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olpcfs" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olpcfs</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Apr_3-4_Mini-conference" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Apr_3-4_Mini-conference</a> IPv6 tunnel endpoints (<a href="mailto:cscott@laptop.org">cscott@laptop.org</a>)  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Network_principles" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Network_principles</a> Private Dynamic DNS for out-of-school uses of XO  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Network_principles" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Network_principles</a> Activity upgrade activity (<a href="mailto:cscott@laptop.org">cscott@laptop.org</a>)  <a href="http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/4951" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/4951</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Apr_3-4_Mini-conference" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Apr_3-4_Mini-conference</a> Key Manager activity (<a href="mailto:cscott@laptop.org">cscott@laptop.org</a>)  <a href="http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6428" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6428</a> Network manager maintainer. (<a href="mailto:dennis@laptop.org">dennis@laptop.org</a>, <a href="mailto:cscott@laptop.org">cscott@laptop.org</a>)  OLPC has deployment-specific hacks in NetworkManager; these need to  be ported to FC9 Network Manager and/or reimplemented in a more  general manner. Initscripts work. (<a href="mailto:dennis@laptop.org">dennis@laptop.org</a>, <a href="mailto:cscott@laptop.org">cscott@laptop.org</a>)  We need to boot fast & start X sooner!  <a href="http://upstart.ubuntu.com/" target="_blank">http://upstart.ubuntu.com/</a> Kernel power-management work  (<a href="mailto:dilinger@laptop.org">dilinger@laptop.org</a>, <a href="mailto:dwmw2@infradead.org">dwmw2@infradead.org</a>, <a href="mailto:cjb@laptop.org">cjb@laptop.org</a>)  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Power_management" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Power_management</a>  <a href="http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2007/view_abstract.php?content_key=264" target="_blank">http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2007/view_abstract.php?content_key=264</a>  <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/Linux/Sleepy_Linux" target="_blank">http://kerneltrap.org/Linux/Sleepy_Linux</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Apr_3-4_Mini-conference" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Apr_3-4_Mini-conference</a> Python performance tuning (sugar) "How to use your new XO" activity (<a href="mailto:adam@laptop.org">adam@laptop.org</a>)  Large # of our support tickets are basic "how do I use this thing" issues Create/maintain builds designed to easy to install & run in emulators  qemu, vmware, etc  Mexico (and other deployments) are doing teacher training in  emulators, because they don't want to divert any XOs from the kids  Developers who don't have an XO also like to use emulators. Printer support (big scope!)  <a href="http://www.cups.org/" target="_blank">http://www.cups.org/</a> Security work (<a href="mailto:mstone@laptop.org">mstone@laptop.org</a>)  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Bitfrost" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Bitfrost</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Rainbow</a>  <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Apr_3-4_Mini-conference" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Apr_3-4_Mini-conference</a> Child-safe web filtering on XO  Regardless of its merits, CIPA requires it for XO deployments in US schools:   <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Internet_Protection_Act" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Internet_Protection_Act</a> Kid-friendly Python IDE   <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pippy" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pippy</a>   <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Develop" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Develop</a>   <a href="http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=users/cscott/icon-draw-activity" target="_blank">http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=users/cscott/icon-draw-activity</a> Collaboration via Multi-pointer X (MPX)  <a href="http://wearables.unisa.edu.au/mpx/" target="_blank">http://wearables.unisa.edu.au/mpx/</a>  <a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-May/015602.html" target="_blank">http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-May/015602.html</a> Lots more at: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects_and_proposals" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects_and_proposals</a> And don't forget: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developer_program" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developer_program</a> --  ( <a href="http://cscott.net/" target="_blank">http://cscott.net/</a> ) _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list <a href="mailto:Devel@lists.laptop.org">Devel@lists.laptop.org</a> <a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel</a> </blockquote></div> -- Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero One Laptop Per Child <a href="mailto:rafael@laptop.org">rafael@laptop.org</a>