Hi Kyle, Very glad that you are enthusiastic about Freenet.
Can a browser plugin install and run a piece of Java software with full access to a user's computer? Ian. On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 1:18 AM, Kyle Messner <fritzendugan at gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Freenet! > > Browsing through the Google Summer of Code 2010 list of approved > organization one name in particular caught my attention, I'm sure you can > guess what this is. "Freenet..." I thought, "Hmm, with a name like that must > be sure to do something pretty neat!" I was not let down :) > > Censorship has been something that has always been one of the truest evils > in my eyes. So when I learned of the Freenet objective, I was pretty > excited. This is a project that can really bring the "wide" (as in open) > back into the "world wide web." In short, I'd really like to help. > > 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?" > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > Tech at freenetproject.org > http://osprey.vm.bytemark.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > -- Ian Clarke CEO, SenseArray Email: ian at sensearray.com Ph: +1 512 422 3588 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/tech/attachments/20100401/4803f0a4/attachment.html>
