Hello Daniel, GSoC projects require programming, or at least writing tests. Documentation projects cannot be sponsored. There is another event from Google for schoolchildren to fix and improve documentation.
-- With best regards / с наилучшими пожеланиями, Alexei Fedotov / Алексей Федотов, http://dataved.ru/ +7 916 562 8095 On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 11:42 PM, Daniel Ascher <d...@aplustutoring.com>wrote: > Would a comprehensive user's guide be considered, or does it have to be a > programming project? > > > On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 2:13 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com < > seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> No, >> >> you can still add things. In fact students can propose ideas on their own >> too. >> It is just more likely that we get a success project if we can define a >> nice project scope upfront. >> >> Sebastian >> >> >> 2013/2/17 Daniel Ascher <d...@aplustutoring.com> >> >>> Has this list of projects/features been finalized yet? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:55 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com < >>> seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> One idea for the Calender would be also to have export and import >>>> mechanisms to ICS format so you can display those meetings and sync to your >>>> mobile. >>>> >>>> Sebastian >>>> >>>> >>>> 2013/2/14 Irina Arkhipets <ia...@unipro.ru> >>>> >>>>> Hi Sebastian,**** >>>>> >>>>> ** ** >>>>> >>>>> My idea for GSOC-2013 is to add recurrence events support for >>>>> OpenMeetings calendar.**** >>>>> >>>>> ** ** >>>>> >>>>> Best regards,**** >>>>> >>>>> Irina.**** >>>>> >>>>> ** ** >>>>> >>>>> ** ** >>>>> >>>>> 2013/2/12 seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com>**** >>>>> >>>>> ** ** >>>>> >>>>> Hi Ed, >>>>> >>>>> thanks for your ideas.**** >>>>> >>>>> About idea no 1: >>>>> That is an interesting idea, however it won't be possible that you >>>>> provide a "free to choose" bandwidth for each user. >>>>> The background is: Every stream that any client consumes has to be >>>>> created somewhere. >>>>> So what could be realized is that every stream that is broadcasted >>>>> from one user via webcam to Red5/OpenMeetings will be re-transcoded into >>>>> multiple streams (high, middle, low) bandwidth.**** >>>>> >>>>> So there might be some limitations to that:**** >>>>> >>>>> - "high" quality will never be better then the original material. We >>>>> can't make a picture better then the original. So all re-transcoding will >>>>> only make the original to lower quality, never to higher.**** >>>>> >>>>> - Re-transcoding has to happen on the server side (and number of >>>>> streams are limited, we can't provide a stream on the required bandwidth >>>>> "on-demand" for each user, or only with very big effort)**** >>>>> >>>>> - it will require real-time transcoding on server side which is >>>>> possible with FFMPEG and some integration into Red5. But we would need a >>>>> very specialized student that is keen and very motiviated as there is >>>>> hardly any documentation on that available in the internet.**** >>>>> >>>>> What a project makes a success is if all participant know the >>>>> potential outcome and the tools and methods that are needed to realize >>>>> that. I would be happy to put this project on our list but it will be >>>>> difficult to find somebody with the needed skills. >>>>> >>>>> Sebastian**** >>>>> >>>>> ** ** >>>>> >>>>> ** ** >>>>> >>>>> 2013/2/12 BBS Technik <dormiti...@gmx.de>**** >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I think, one of the gratest liminations for satisfactory video >>>>> conferencing with om is the limited bandwidth of internet connections of >>>>> the clients . >>>>> Therefore I would like to suggest the following ideas for a GSoC >>>>> project : >>>>> >>>>> 1. The image size of the videos transferred from the om server to the >>>>> clients should be adapted to the video window size set in the recipient >>>>> client. >>>>> Thus the recipient client itself could influence the transferred >>>>> amount of data to it. >>>>> Then all the participants achieve the best possible result for them. >>>>> >>>>> 2. A second proposal concerns that the screensharing bandwidth >>>>> requirements has an great impact on the overall quality of the video >>>>> conference. >>>>> Here, in a project the existing function of sreen sharing could be >>>>> expanded and enhanced. >>>>> For example, the possibility for the transfer on only one application >>>>> window, regardless of its size. >>>>> Or the possibility of shared browsing with a locally installed browser. >>>>> Moreover, certainly an improvement of the used compression method >>>>> would be a very good project topic. >>>>> >>>>> I would be happy if the subject of bandwidth consumption would plays >>>>> a role in the selected GSoC project . >>>>> >>>>> Best regards >>>>> >>>>> Ed >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------- Original-Nachricht -------- >>>>> > Datum: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:44:54 +1300 >>>>> > Von: "seba.wag...@gmail.com" <seba.wag...@gmail.com> >>>>> > An: dev <d...@openmeetings.apache.org> >>>>> > CC: user@openmeetings.apache.org >>>>> > Betreff: GSoC project ideas wanted**** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > Google Summer of Code is about to start soon! >>>>> > Google sponsors every student with 4500USD. Plus 500 for the Apache >>>>> > Foundation. >>>>> > >>>>> > We are searching for ideas what porential students can do. >>>>> > Ideas from Non-Developers are welcome too! >>>>> > >>>>> > We will add the ideas to JIRA then with a special label so students >>>>> can >>>>> > find it. >>>>> > >>>>> > Sebastian**** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> **** >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Sebastian Wagner >>>>> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock >>>>> http://www.webbase-design.de >>>>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com >>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com **** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Sebastian Wagner >>>>> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock >>>>> http://www.webbase-design.de >>>>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com >>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com **** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Daniel Ascher, M.Ed. >>>>> President >>>>> A+ Test Prep and Tutoring >>>>> "Creating Bright Futures" >>>>> >>>>> 505 York Road, Suite 6 >>>>> Jenkintown, PA 19046 >>>>> Office: 215.886.9188 >>>>> Direct: 267.242.9640 >>>>> www.aplustutoring.com >>>>> >>>>> [image: Image removed by sender.]**** >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sebastian Wagner >>>> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock >>>> http://www.webbase-design.de >>>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com >>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Daniel Ascher, M.Ed. >>> President >>> A+ Test Prep and Tutoring >>> "Creating Bright Futures" >>> >>> 505 York Road, Suite 6 >>> Jenkintown, PA 19046 >>> Office: 215.886.9188 >>> Direct: 267.242.9640 >>> www.aplustutoring.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Sebastian Wagner >> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock >> http://www.webbase-design.de >> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com >> seba.wag...@gmail.com >> > > > > -- > Daniel Ascher, M.Ed. > President > A+ Test Prep and Tutoring > "Creating Bright Futures" > > 505 York Road, Suite 6 > Jenkintown, PA 19046 > Office: 215.886.9188 > Direct: 267.242.9640 > www.aplustutoring.com > > >
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