The Ultimate Bounty Hunt!
Google has launched The Summer of Code initiative to stimulate Open Source development. Prize money of US$4500 will be awarded to students who successfully complete selected Open Source projects. Horde Project is extremely pleased to be participating and to have been picked as a mentoring organisation. Obviously we would be even more pleased if you could help out with one of our projects!
Below we have compiled some projects suggestions. If you have your own ideas, just let us know. And if nothing appeals but you're looking for something, you can use our current list of open bounties and the list of open enhancement requests in our bug tracker for inspiration.
If you are a student wishing to sign up for a project, please use the developers' mailing list for bouncing any ideas off the mentors or the rest of the list. Please sign up to existing projects below only once you have discussed it with the mentor. Note that once paired up with a project you will have to work with your mentor to define a complete proposal with a clear set of deliverables before the submission deadline.
Syncml Device Support
| Description |
Implement broad syncml device support across the Horde applications. This should include being able to synchronize Horde with numerous PDAs - Palm Pilots, Windows Mobile Devices, phones with SyncML support. |
| Horde Mentor |
Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck@horde.org>, Marko Djukic <mdjukic@horde.org> |
Horde Search
| Description |
A new Horde module which would have the functionality of indexing and allowing searches of other Horde modules. It could be based on existing search and indexing programs such as Mnogosearch or implement an entirely new code base. For example it would index on a regular basis IMP's folders, Gollem's VFS storage, notes created in Mnemo, etc. It would then have an interface for searching one or all modules. See bounty for more details. |
| Horde Mentor |
Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck@horde.org>, Marko Djukic <mdjukic@horde.org> |
CRM Mode
| Description |
Improve integration of Horde apps so that they can run in CRM mode, tight linking between turba, agora, kronolith, nag etc. |
| Horde Mentor |
Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck@horde.org>, Marko Djukic <mdjukic@horde.org> |
API Improvements
| Description |
Develop APIs such that all functionality of apps can be used from within another content application such as giapeto or wicked, or perhaps can be put inside a Flash/php-GTK/ncurses frontend. |
| Horde Mentor |
Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck@horde.org>, Marko Djukic <mdjukic@horde.org> |
LDAP Browser
| Description |
A new application... a full-featured LDAP browser. |
| Horde Mentor |
Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck@horde.org>, Marko Djukic <mdjukic@horde.org> |
Horde_Form Rewrite
| Description |
Rewrite Horde_Form to use xhtml, eliminate tables, and be even more customisable through good use of CSS. Add possibility of live updates and as-you-go validation through AJAX. |
| Horde Mentor |
Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck@horde.org>, Marko Djukic <mdjukic@horde.org> |
Calendar Improvements
| Description |
Add drag-n-drop rescheduling of events. Add AJAX checks for whether or not an event conflicts with anything else on one's calendar. Add other AJAX support. Suggestions for more useability improvements would be great, too! |
| Horde Mentor |
Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck@horde.org>, Marko Djukic <mdjukic@horde.org> |
Horde Installer
| Description |
Add comprehensive improvements to how Horde and its modules can be installed. Set up PEAR packaging of Horde and modules so that they can be installed with 'pear install Horde' or 'pear install Horde#Wiki'. Add a wizard type configuration set up for initial installs. |
| Horde Mentor |
Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck@horde.org>, Marko Djukic <mdjukic@horde.org> |