On 03/25/2010 10:59 PM, Kyle Messner wrote: > People are usually a little apprehensive about installing new applications > on their computer, I don't blame them. Who wants to bloat up their computer > with useless software (not that freenet falls in this category, but > generally many programs do). But a browser-plug in? Sure, why not, one > click, I let my browser do it's thing, and poof, I have added functionality > to my computer. So I thought, "Why not develop a firefox plug-in that allows > users access to a lot of freenet's functionality?"
Currently, freenet runs as a background service, with a local web interface to be accessed through your browser - if I understood you right, you want to move the service into a browser plugin? Sorry, but this is definitely not feasible - there is far too much to implement. Even if it was, I'm not sure if it's such a good idea - firefox isn't exactly the lightest of browsers, freenet isn't light either; a plugin would slow the performance of both considerably. That said, you seem to be very enthusiastic about the project and its ideals - maybe you'd be interested in a different proposal idea? We do have an ideas page; feel free to just lift stuff straight off it: http://new-wiki.freenetproject.org/Google_Summer_of_Code/2010 Again, sorry if this email seems abrupt, I definitely don't intend for you to feel discouraged - there is plenty of stuff for you to pick and do - I just thought I'd give a quick reply so that you don't waste your time chasing the path you suggested. X > So there it is, there's my idea. I'd like to implement as much of the > freenet features as possible as a browser plug-in to firefox. The most > important features I'd like to implement are viewing freenet sites, using > the email client, and using the message service, although I'd like to get to > as many as I can. I'd like to know what Freenet thinks of this idea, and if > they think it would be a feasible GSoC project to propose. > > A little more about me. I'm currently finishing up my sophomore year in > pursuit of a bachelor's degree in Computer Science (hopefully move on to my > master's after). I'm very passionate about software design, especially in > the world of open-source (although I believe proprietary software has its > place, too). I have some experience with C++ and JavaScript, most of my > experience lies with Java, Visual C#, and Visual Basic (I also had 5 > semesters of Pascal in high school which helped teach me many fundamental > concepts about programming). I'm a quick learner, and self-teacher. > Developing software for an open-source project sounds like an ideal summer > job to me :) > > Look forward to hearing back, > Kyle
