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== Other student projects == Proposals under construction for other editions, other programs or for internal use: * Videocalling (JSXC, Matrix, Janus, etc): * Videoconferencing (Jitsimeet and BigBlueButton to be evaluated) * Mesh networking Wilder (volative) ideas: See the [[https://discuss.freedombox.org/c/development/6|Development forum section]] * Framework to handle asynchronous jobs. * Framework to handle exceptions (improve presentation and guidance on troubleshooting and on getting help/support). |
FreedomBox in GSoC 2021
FreedomBox is a pure Debian blend for easy self-hosting of a home server as a private online services cloud.
It particiated in GSoC program previous years as Debian project and aim to do so in 2021 edition, as agreed. We regard the produced code as a very welcome side-effect, but our main goal to participate is to hopefully enrole another stable volunteer. If we fail, we'll take advantage of the invested planning effort, anyway.
Main student project: E-mail Server
Description of the project: E-mail is a basic and useful way of communication and providing a server in FreedomBox is a very old wish. It is a more complex task than providing other services, so it deserves some proper project planning.
Confirmed Mentor: Fioddor Superconcentrado
How to contact the mentor: fioddor@gmail.com
Confirmed co-mentors: Sunil Mohan Adapa, James Valleroy
Mentors affiliation with Debian: JV is a DD, SMA is a core FreedomBox maintainer, FS is a FreedomBox maintainer.
Deliverables of the project: A working E-mail server in FreedomBox. Details to be negotiated with the intern, but this should provide a reference:
FreedomBox enabled to send e-mails to its admin.
FreedomBox providing an e-mail exchange allowing its users to intercommunicate.
- within a controlled LAN.
- over the public internet (reachability).
Integrate Roundcube configuration in FreedomBox to easily use this own e-mail exchange.
- Enable anti-virus protection.
- Consumer grade release
- Autodiagnostics.
- Thorough testing.
- Support communication with other exchanges (regular public e-mail).
- Site authentication (certificates and other credentials).
- Enable anti-spam protection.
- Anti-eavesdrop protection
Desirable skills:
- Basic: Shell and Python programming. Instant Messaging (IRC). Organisation.
- Bonus: Git, Django, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, TDD, js/jQuery
What the intern will learn:
- Technology: The e-Mail stack, web (Django) application architecture, and the free software projects involved in them.
- Technique: Likely, some additional state-of-the-art tools, languages and/or procedures.
- Experience: The flow and internals of real life volunteered international free software development.
- Wisdom: Hopefully gain awareness and criterium. Both, technical and regarding online privacy and its current status.
Application tasks: Get and show familiarity with technical research and adaptability to project tools and procedures, and design/coding standards.
A merge request where FreedomBox installs a nullmailer allowing it to send e-mails to its administrator.
- or: Read the notes of previous attempts and provide a short, structured documentation explaining the system architecture (parts) and the technical challenges of an e-mail server. Format can be a file, a wiki page, a video, infographics...
Related projects:
- Sw: exim, postfix, dovecot, roundcube, ...
There's a list of similar or not so similar projects (outside Debian) in our wiki section.
Other student projects
Proposals under construction for other editions, other programs or for internal use:
* Videocalling (JSXC, Matrix, Janus, etc): * Videoconferencing (Jitsimeet and ?BigBlueButton to be evaluated) * Mesh networking
Wilder (volative) ideas: See the Development forum section * Framework to handle asynchronous jobs. * Framework to handle exceptions (improve presentation and guidance on troubleshooting and on getting help/support).