[opensuse-project] [GSoC-2014] Introducing Myself
Hi! I'm a student from India interested in participating in Google Summer of Code-2014 with openSUSE. I am interested in working on on the "Integrate Windows NTFS shadow volume browsing into openSUSE GUI tools" [1] idea. I've downloaded and used libvshadow through the command line. I got in touch with Greg Freemyer and packaged libewf through osc, as suggested by him to get a hang of how openSUSE development process works [2]. Can the idea of integrating Snapper Snapshot browsing into openSUSE Desktop [3] be integrated with the same idea? There could be a snapshot handling framework built into the desktop tool that could take care of both Snapper snapshots and Shadow Volumes. What else can I look into to get more acquainted with the community / development process? -My background- I have programmed with C, Perl, Python, Processing and Shell Scripts. I built a game for the Intel Perceptual Computing Challenge-2013 [4] and have experience with development for the Beagleboard and Pandaboard. I have also been able to write simple character device drivers for Linux, using Greg K-H's Linux Device Drivers as a guide. I have been an open source user for a long time, and have a commit integrated into GNOME's Anjuta IDE [5] I recently worked on testing the effectiveness of random number generators on a virtual machine with qemu.[6] I also have a fair know-how of git. [1] https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:GSOC_ideas#Integrate_Windows_NTFS_shadow_vo... [2] https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/220764 [3] https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:GSOC_ideas#Integrate_Snapper_Snapshot_brows... [4] http://varadgautam.wordpress.com/2013/09/26/bender-a-game-using-the-intel-pe... [5] https://git.gnome.org/browse/anjuta/commit/?id=eb10532632014b59505c788ffad4c... [6] http://varadgautam.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/dieharder-tests-on-a-qemu-vm-1-s... Thanks. Varad -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
Hello Varad Welcome :) On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com> wrote:
Good to know that you are already contributing, all the best
This will have to be discussed with the mentors, Arvin, Josef and Greg. However, for GSoC purposes these are 2 separate ideas for now, however we will be willing to see what the mentors have to say about it.
What else can I look into to get more acquainted with the community / development process?
https://github.com/opensuse is where almost all the development happens, check that out. For general distro related development, opensuse-factory and opensuse-packaging are the mailing lists For OBS, we have the opensuse-buildservice mailing list (not sure about the address though) All the best, looking forward to your contributions and proposals.
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Varad, I haven't seen your formal application on Melange yet: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2014 If you don't formally apply, you can't be selected. Greg -- Greg Freemyer On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com> wrote:
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Please take a look at my proposal and comment. http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/proposal/review/student/google/gsoc2014/v... Thanks. Varad On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 1:35 AM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@gmail.com> wrote:
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On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com> wrote:
==> Varad, As you know we've gone over my original NTFS shadow copy idea and you have significantly revised it to be adding a snapshot framework to KDE/dolphin. I think that is great. = Implementation The project will involve creating an extension for Dolphin that supports the following features, depending on the snapshot manager backend used: Mount, create and delete snapshots Browse snapshots View and revert changes in snapshots The libvshadow library is implemented in C, and provides a command line interface to work with. Snapper too, provides a command line interface, and supports communication through D-Bus. The available APIs can be called through a generalized framework, and thus, both of these backends can be added as use-cases to the proposed extension.. = One thing I note is that the proposed framework is going to provide functionality that libvshadow can't fulfill. Assuming you still have edit rights to the proposal, I suggest you explicitly say that the libvshadow use-case provided will only support mount, browse, and file copy options due to the limited functionality provided by libvshadow. ==> Other potential mentors / KDE team members I'm not familiar with KDE / Dolphin code, so my potential mentorship will be primarily restricted to the libvshadow use case implementation. If would be great if others could review the proposal for technical merit, as well as potentially becoming a mentor on the project. Thanks Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
Thanks for the review, Greg. I have added the change you suggested. Varad. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
Hello Varad Welcome :) On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com> wrote:
Good to know that you are already contributing, all the best
This will have to be discussed with the mentors, Arvin, Josef and Greg. However, for GSoC purposes these are 2 separate ideas for now, however we will be willing to see what the mentors have to say about it.
What else can I look into to get more acquainted with the community / development process?
https://github.com/opensuse is where almost all the development happens, check that out. For general distro related development, opensuse-factory and opensuse-packaging are the mailing lists For OBS, we have the opensuse-buildservice mailing list (not sure about the address though) All the best, looking forward to your contributions and proposals.
-- Regards Manu Gupta -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
Varad, I haven't seen your formal application on Melange yet: http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2014 If you don't formally apply, you can't be selected. Greg -- Greg Freemyer On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com> wrote:
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Please take a look at my proposal and comment. http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/proposal/review/student/google/gsoc2014/v... Thanks. Varad On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 1:35 AM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@gmail.com> wrote:
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On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Varad Gautam <varadgautam@gmail.com> wrote:
==> Varad, As you know we've gone over my original NTFS shadow copy idea and you have significantly revised it to be adding a snapshot framework to KDE/dolphin. I think that is great. = Implementation The project will involve creating an extension for Dolphin that supports the following features, depending on the snapshot manager backend used: Mount, create and delete snapshots Browse snapshots View and revert changes in snapshots The libvshadow library is implemented in C, and provides a command line interface to work with. Snapper too, provides a command line interface, and supports communication through D-Bus. The available APIs can be called through a generalized framework, and thus, both of these backends can be added as use-cases to the proposed extension.. = One thing I note is that the proposed framework is going to provide functionality that libvshadow can't fulfill. Assuming you still have edit rights to the proposal, I suggest you explicitly say that the libvshadow use-case provided will only support mount, browse, and file copy options due to the limited functionality provided by libvshadow. ==> Other potential mentors / KDE team members I'm not familiar with KDE / Dolphin code, so my potential mentorship will be primarily restricted to the libvshadow use case implementation. If would be great if others could review the proposal for technical merit, as well as potentially becoming a mentor on the project. Thanks Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
Thanks for the review, Greg. I have added the change you suggested. Varad. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org
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Greg Freemyer -
Manu Gupta -
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Varad Gautam