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− | Please note that this proposal isn't fully fleshed out because I decided to apply only last minute (my diploma thesis would have been within the same time frame originally, but got delayed for external reasons so I can participate now). A proper design will be the first part of the project, see the time line given below. The issues and possible solutions are well-known and the scope is sufficiently limited to ensure this project will be a success.
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| * Wiki user name: sascha_silbe | | * Wiki user name: sascha_silbe |
| * IRC nickname: silbe | | * IRC nickname: silbe |
− | * Primary language: german | + | * Native language: german (english preferred for technical communication) |
| * Location: Germany | | * Location: Germany |
| * Work hours: about 12h to 00h local time, i.e. 10h to 22h UTC | | * Work hours: about 12h to 00h local time, i.e. 10h to 22h UTC |
| * Open source projects (with other developers beside me) I participated in: [http://husky.sourceforge.net/ Husky (Fidonet on Linux)] (many years ago, co-founded the project; my profile on that page is rather outdated), [http://www.openstreetmap.org OSM], contributed bug reports and patches to a large number of projects. Try a web search on my name, it's unique (AFAIK at least). | | * Open source projects (with other developers beside me) I participated in: [http://husky.sourceforge.net/ Husky (Fidonet on Linux)] (many years ago, co-founded the project; my profile on that page is rather outdated), [http://www.openstreetmap.org OSM], contributed bug reports and patches to a large number of projects. Try a web search on my name, it's unique (AFAIK at least). |
− | * Current affiliation with SugarLabs: maintainer of the [[DevelopmentTeam/Buildbot|build infrastructure]] | + | * Current affiliation with Sugar Labs: maintainer of the [[Development Team/Buildbot|build infrastructure]] |
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| ==About my project== | | ==About my project== |
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− | * Name of project: Version support for [[DevelopmentTeam/DatastoreRewrite|data store]] / [[Design_Team/Designs/Journal|Journal]] | + | * Name of project: Version support for [[Development Team/Datastore Rewrite|data store]] / [[Design_Team/Designs/Journal|Journal]] |
| * Technologies used: The ones currently in use by the data store / journal. The bonus part might introduce additional ones (e.g. sqlite) for indexing. | | * Technologies used: The ones currently in use by the data store / journal. The bonus part might introduce additional ones (e.g. sqlite) for indexing. |
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| [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/The_Laptop_Experience#Implicit_Versioning_System was part of] the | | [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/The_Laptop_Experience#Implicit_Versioning_System was part of] the |
| [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/The_Laptop_Experience#The_Journal original design concept] | | [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/The_Laptop_Experience#The_Journal original design concept] |
− | for the Journal, but [[DevelopmentTeam/DatastoreRewrite#Versioned_entries_.28not_fulfilled_yet.29|hasn't been finished yet]]. | + | for the Journal, but [[Development Team/Datastore Rewrite#Versioned_entries_.28not_fulfilled_yet.29|hasn't been finished yet]]. |
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| There are several prototypes ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olpcfs Olpcfs], [http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/cscott/olpcfs2/ olpcfs2]) | | There are several prototypes ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olpcfs Olpcfs], [http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/cscott/olpcfs2/ olpcfs2]) |
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| For this reason, I don't believe that any of these prototypes will mature enough to get integrated | | For this reason, I don't believe that any of these prototypes will mature enough to get integrated |
| in Sugar even mid-term. My project focusses on the version support instead, enhancing the | | in Sugar even mid-term. My project focusses on the version support instead, enhancing the |
− | [[DevelopmentTeam/DatastoreRewrite|current data store]] instead of replacing it, with the Journal as the only | + | [[Development Team/Datastore Rewrite|current data store]] instead of replacing it, with the Journal as the only |
| intended user of the versioning API (though, at least in theory, regular activities could access it as well). | | intended user of the versioning API (though, at least in theory, regular activities could access it as well). |
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| === Time line === | | === Time line === |
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− | (to be completed)
| + | ;2009-04-03 |
− | | + | :Application deadline |
− | 2009-04-12: Easter
| + | ;2009-04-12 |
− | 2009-04-20: start of (university) term
| + | :Easter (sunday); UI mockup submitted for review by [[Design_Team|Design Team]] |
− | 2009-05-23: start of GSoC
| + | ;2009-04-20 |
− | 2009-07-06: GSoC midterm evaluation ("working and 90% done")
| + | :start of (university) term; announcement of accepted GSoC proposals |
− | 2009-07-25: end of (university) term
| + | ;2009-05-10 |
− | 2009-08-10: end of GSoC
| + | :submitted API draft for review by [[Development_Team|Development Team]] |
− | | + | ;2009-05-16 |
− | <!--
| + | :[[Marketing Team/Events/MiniCamp Paris 2009|SugarCamp Europe 2009]] |
− | The Summer of Code work period is 7 weeks long,
| + | ;2009-05-23 |
− | May 23 - August 10;
| + | :start of GSoC |
− | | + | ;2009-05-31 |
− | # Convince us, in 5-15 sentences, that you will be able to successfully complete your project in the timeline you have described.
| + | :current code examined and understood; API, on-disk format and UI design chosen |
− | This is usually where people describe their past experiences, credentials, prior projects, schoolwork, and that sort of thing,
| + | ;2009-06-07 |
− | but be creative. Link to prior work or other resources as relevant.
| + | :data store enhanced to be able to deal with versions (basic API) |
− | For instance, you could avoid facing the issue of automated pruning of old versions for disk space,
| + | ;2009-06-14 |
− | or not have a converter for existing datastores.
| + | :added (working) prev/next buttons to Journal details view |
− | | + | ;2009-06-21 |
− | Note: the work for this idea is ''more than halfway done''.
| + | :added support for importing from existing data store |
− | The olpcfs2 virtual file system linked above is ''working'',
| + | ;2009-06-28 |
− | supporting versions and metadata;
| + | :added unit tests (and potentially regression tests), fixed all known bugs, submitted for review by [[Design_Team|Design Team]] |
− | all you need to do is a UI and an
| + | ;2009-07-06 |
− | index/searching mechanism on top of that.
| + | :GSoC midterm evaluation ("working and 90% done"); added indexing (e.g. using sqlite) |
− | And even if your indexing mechanism is just brute-force-search each-time,
| + | ;2009-07-13 |
− | sure, it will be too slow for real use, but we can take it from there, as long you have a working proof-of-concept UI.
| + | :code integrated upstream for increased exposure (testing!); started discussion on extended UI design (version tree etc.) |
− | | + | ;2009-07-25 |
− | -->
| + | :end of (university) term |
| + | ;2009-08-10 |
| + | :end of GSoC |
| + | ;2009-10-31 |
| + | :Fedora 12 release; Sugar 0.86 release short time later? |
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| == Me and the community == | | == Me and the community == |
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| I'm skipping the screenshot of the simple text replacement task for time reasons. I guess being the maintainer of the | | I'm skipping the screenshot of the simple text replacement task for time reasons. I guess being the maintainer of the |
− | [[DevelopmentTeam/Buildbot|build infrastructure]] and having committed several patches on the bugtracker should be | + | [[Development Team/Buildbot|build infrastructure]] and having committed several patches on the bugtracker should be |
| sufficient substitute. :) | | sufficient substitute. :) |
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