Summer of Code/2018

Sugar Labs at GSoC

Project Ideas

Title Mentor Project
Internationalization and Localization Chris Leonard
Brief explanation
A goal of Sugar Labs is to enable our users to experience Sugar in their own native language. See Translation Proposal To Do List for details. See Translation Team for framework description.
Expected results
Work flow improvements for i18n
Knowledge prerequisites
Some knowledge of Pootle; some scripting experience; Python and JavaScript
Full-color icons Design team
Brief explanation
We have been discussing the implications of removing the duo-tone restriction on Sugar icons, allowing for full-color icons. We can likely use badges to compensate for any functionality we'd lose. (See [1] as one example of how we might proceed.)
Expected results
A patch to Sugar that uses badges to manage the icon notifications such as activity and sharing
Knowledge prerequisites
Knowledge of GTK; Python.
Music Blocks optimizations
Walter Bender
Brief explanation
Music Blocks has never been optimized in any way. It would be helpful to review the tone.js optimization recommendations, as well as build some unit tests to measure and improve the program itself.
Expected results
A more robust and responsive Music Blocks.
Knowledge prerequisites
Knowledge of JavaScript, unit testing
Going Beyond Equal Temperament in Music Blocks
Walter Bender
Devin Ulibarri
Brief explanation
Most modern music systems are designed around equal temperament. But there are many ways to chose and tune notes in a musical system that offer different expressive characteristics. See also Music Blocks issues.
Expected results
Extend Music Blocks such that different approaches to temperament are available to the user.
Knowledge prerequisites
Knowledge of JavaScript, music theory
Maintenance of activities.sugarlabs.org (ASLO) Sam CG
Brief explanation
http://activities.sugarlabs.org/ is the Sugar Labs app store, where activities are hosted and downloaded. During GSoC 2017 we built ASLO v3 to address a number of deficiencies. But we have a few odds and ends that need to be addressed to bring the new site on line.
Expected results
Update missing license and repository info on the activities found in the Sugar Labs github repository. Popular the database for the new ASLO. Do extensive testing (including creating some test suites.) Document future maintenance on the Wiki.
Knowledge prerequisites
PHP, MySQL, Python, Apache, cron, PHP-Cake, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and git. See [2].
Lesson Plans for Music Blocks
Walter Bender
Devin Ulibarri

Hrishi Patel

Brief explanation
We have a Guide, but we really need some more scaffolding in the form of lesson plans.
Expected results
A website and PDF document that can be bound.
Knowledge prerequisites
Knowledge of music theory, writing skills
Just say no to GTK2 Ignacio Rodriguez
Cristian Garcia

Abhijit Patel
Ibiam Chihurumnaya

Brief explanation
GTK2 and GST0.10 are end of life. We need to upgrade the remaining activities with these dependencies.
Expected results
New versions of at least 25 existing Sugar activities.
Knowledge prerequisites
Knowledge of GTK, GST, and Python
Updating a new design of Sugarlabs wiki Jaskirat Singh
Walter bender
Brief explanation
we are lacking in look of wiki.sugarlabs.org page. It looks ugly and unfriendly and need to be updated with a good design
Expected results
New design of Wiki page of Sugarlabs
Knowledge prerequisites
Knowledge of mediawiki and use of some basic languages
Outreach Walter Bender
Brief explanation
We don't have a very friendly approach to outreach to new contributors. It would be great to make it easier to get involved and to navigate the path towards contributing to Sugar Labs. The goal of this project is to revamp our approach to outreach.
Expected results
A set of pages similar to [3] and [4]
Knowledge prerequisites
community outreach experience; some coding experience (to create requisite artifacts)
Making a Beginner Guide Jaskirat Singh
Walter Bender
Brief explanation
We don't have a beginner guide for the newcomers to the Sugar labs Community. It would be great to guide them by guiding them how to contribute through making these "form where to start? , What to start? , How to start? , Where to submit? " . The goal of this project is to Help newcomers to get introduce in easy way to the world of Sugar Labs
Expected results
A set of website pages and also documentation in Pdf form
Knowledge prerequisites
community research , GitHub , coding experience ( HTML, CSS )
New Social Sugarlabs website
Jaskirat Singh
Samson Goddy
Brief explanation
Its a social website that can be used to attract maximum users and everything ( Blogs, New projects, Softwares, Activities, etc) can be uploaded on it which will attract more user and create their interest
Expected results
It should be over viewed by people around the world
Knowledge prerequisites
Good Layout designing and coding experience
Making a marketing animated website page of sugarlabs Jaskirat Singh
Samson Goddy
Brief explanation
We need to develop a link that is website-page that will include a page with animations explaining all the things we have in Sugarlabs (as a marketing) like these examples See[1 ], See [2 ]
Expected results
A UI/UX layout and a main page that can be used to market the things in an animated way
Knowledge prerequisites
Knowledge of marketing and use of some basic languages ( HTML, CSS styling, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby)
Lilypond Developer Documentation and Methodical Improvements to how Music Blocks generates Lilypond output
Walter Bender
Devin Ulibarri
Brief explanation
Music Blocks is capable of exporting Lilypond code of which general instructions can be found here in the Music Blocks guide and its source code can be found here. We would like to 1) document how the Music Blocks source code works for current and future developers to learn and benefit from, 2) project manage this portion of Music Blocks development (e.g. "what works" and "what needs to be done". An example of a draft of a simple type of this analysis exists for you to start from.), and 3) improve existing code where needed and implement needed features.
Expected results
Detailed documentation created for developer audience that details how Music Blocks exports to Lilypond; documentation to help manage what needs to be completed; and implement and improve lilypond export features.
Knowledge prerequisites
Literacy in reading music; functional knowledge of Lilypond code (some of your own scores would be nice); Organizational and Project Management Skills; JavaScript


Migrating Planet Sugar to Medium Jaskirat Singh
Samson Goddy
Brief explanation
We need to change the look of Planet Sugar by embedding Medium ( a blogger )into it by using Medium API but design should be changed> Better and interactive layout
Expected results
A UI/UX layout and an interactive design which can be easy to use and outreach more.
Knowledge prerequisites
Knowledge of web designing and use of some basic languages ( HTML, CSS styling, JavaScript, PHP)