Google Summer of Code 2014
Introduction
KolibriOS is going to apply as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code 2014.
This page contains our ideas list and some additional information for students and mentors.
Organization
You can find the organizers on the IRC channel (#kolibrios @ irc.freenode.net) or at our forum: http://board.kolibrios.org/
| Name | Nickname | Role |
| Yogev Ezra | yogev_ezra | Organization Administrator |
| ??? | ??? | Backup Administrator |
| Ivan Baravy | dunkaist | Mentor |
| Jeffrey Amelynck | hidnplayr | Mentor |
Ideas with appointed Mentor
Kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Find and fix as many kernel vulnerabilities as you can.
Details:
- Goal: Check the list of kernel API functions versus their actual implementation in KolibriOS kernel (for example, check that the function doesn't destroy register values if it declares in description that it doesn't). If you find a vulnerability, try to fix it so that it works according to API. If you cannot fix it yourself, document the vulnerability and describe the problem.
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: Intermediate/Expert
- Suggested by: Serge
- Mentor: Serge (Is not always available to answer questions, so select this task only if you can work fairly independently.)
Web browser in FASM
Summary: Write a proper HTML web browser for KolibriOS
Links:
Details:
- Primary goal: Have mostly complete HTML4 support on a good enough level to read non-complex (mobile?) websites
- Secondary goal: Add certain elements of CSS, speed optimizations
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: Expert
- Suggested by: Pretty much everyone in Kolibri
- Mentor: SoUrcerer
Web browser (Option B)
Summary: Complete porting of NetSurf browser for KolibriOS
Links:
Details: Our developer SoUrcerer started working on NetSurf browser port. Since he has no spare time, someone else needs to complete it.
- Goal: Bring NetSurf browser port in KolibriOS to the point of 90-95% functionality, with all critical and major bugs fixed, and only minor or trivial bugs left
- Language: C (may require writing a few lines in FASM assembly though, to port some libraries)
- Skill level: intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: Pretty much everyone in Kolibri
- Mentor: SoUrcerer
Font subsystem/Locales
Summary: Add a font subsystem (with Unicode?) and locale support
Details:
- Primary goal: Add a font subsystem for multiple fonts, etc., standardize it and add keyboard layouts.
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: XVilka/Wildwest
- Mentor: XVilka
Torrent client
Summary: Write a (bit-)torrent client for KolibriOS
Details:
- Primary goal: Implement a torrent client similar to µTorrent Free edition
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: People on IRC
- Mentor: hidnplayr
Filesystem support
Summary: Improve filesystem support in KolibriOS
Details:
- Goals (you can do one or more of these, not all are necessary):
- * Add XFS write support
- * Add NTFS writing support
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: dunkaist
- Mentor: XVilka
FTP client
Summary: Create a GUI based FTP client or add FTP support to one of the existing file managers
Details:
- Goal: FTP access (download/upload/etc.)
- Additional goal: Create an FTP client library.
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: beginner/intermediate
- Suggested by: hidnplayr
- Mentor: hidnplayr
USB drivers
Summary: Add USB drivers for the new USB stack (gamepads, joysticks, tablets, etc.)
Details:
- Goal: USB driver(s) for currently unsupported devices.
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: beginner/intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: hidnplayr/Asper
- Mentor: XVilka
Improve Ethernet support
Summary: Write more Ethernet drivers.
Details:
- Primary goal: Support for popular Broadcom, Atheros and/or Marvell Yukon cards. (pick 2)
- Additional goals: Any Ethernet cards students and their mentors find.
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: hidnplayr
- Mentor: hidnplayr
Printing/scanning API
Summary: Add a printing and scanning API and drivers.
Details:
- Primary goal: Design and code infrastructure for printing and scanning devices.
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: hidnplayr
- Mentor: SoUrcerer
Music player
Summary: Improve the current music player in Kolibri.
Details:
- Primary goal: Rewrite the current music player (ac97snd), in FASM, and improve its functionality.
- * Support for file formats wav, mp3 an xm (using available external libraries).
- * Support for playlists (m3u).
- * A time display.
- Additional goals:
- * Use of system wide hotkeys to control player
- * Support for IDv3 tags
- * More codecs (flac, ogg, ...)
- * Audio indication (oscillograph, bar graph, ...)
- * Show cover art from files or album folder
- * Fade in/out and/or crossover
- * Streaming radio (at least mp3 over http stream)
- * Skins
- * Media library
- Language: Assembler/FASM (C/C++ to port codec)
- Skill level: intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: hidnplayr
- Mentor: hidnplayr
Installer
Summary: Add an installer to KolibriOS.
Details:
- Language: Sphinx C--
- Skill level: beginner/intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: asiekierka
- Mentor: Leency
Open Ideas (without appointed mentor)
Widget toolkit
Summary: Extend Box_lib to create a widget toolkit for software.
Details:
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: beginner/intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: XVilka
- Mentor: ???
One core for graphics
Summary: On multi-core systems, dedicate one core for graphics rendering ONLY.
Details:
- Goal: Move graphics subsystem to a single, dedicated core if multicore machine detected.
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: Serge
- Mentor: Serge(?)
Partition editor
Summary: Add a partition/HDD editor utility.
Details:
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: hidnplayr
- Mentor: Mario(?)
Rewrite "Table" in Assembler
Summary: Rewrite a great Kolibri spreadsheet application Table from C++ to FASM
Details:
- Goal: Port Table (C++) to Assembler/FASM.
- Language: Assembler/FASM
- Skill level: beginner/intermediate/advanced
- Suggested by: Wildwest/asiekierka
- Mentor: ???