= Google Summer of Code Ideas for Haiku =

== Work In Progress: 2010 ==

Limitations:
 * Should be peripheral projects that will not affect any time lines for the project.
 * Published ideas need at least one person willing to be mentor. 
 * Maybe we can mention which ideas require a mentor to be found ?
 
Notes:
 * Make sure every idea has a detailed explanation
 * Create a list of small tasks -- or at least guidelines as the type of tasks that can be piggy-backed on another project
 * Provide links to or at least mention:
 	* relevant parts of the source tree
 	* relevant chapters in BeBook
	* existing bug tickets
	* persons who can discuss the topic -- this is primarily for the admins, to help redirect inquiries.  
		* eg. NickName is currently on IRC or AnotherNickName reads the mailing lists.

Actual Ideas
	* Non R1 tasks: http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/FutureHaikuFeatures

	* TTY Layer

	* Remote app_server -- user-friendly integration

	* Updating & Utilizing RamFS
		* detect available memory at boot. 
		* create drives based on some rules
		* /tmp should be mounted as ramfs -- for both RW & RO medium
		* maybe a Preflet to control settings
		* create a true live cd experience.
			* keep settings on ramfs.
			* write to a secondary disk at shutdown or at 'sync'
			* read imagefile from disk to ramfs at boot

	* Filesystems: general improvements
		* EXT, ReiserFS: write support
		* UFS2: Read (& Write) support
		* ZFS: Read (& Write) support
		* Note: Utilizing FUSE is possible, but a single FUSE project tends to be small.

	* Non-x86 Ports:
		* ARM
		* PowerPC

	* Improving POSIX support

	* Updating applications to use layout manager.
		* #4619 has some examples in the '''Skipped''' section
	* Locale related: (PulkoMandy as likely mentor)
		* Formatting stuff (number, dates, ...)
		* Handling polish plurals (as pointed out by aljen)
		* font overlay and right-to-left languages support

	* Fix and improve Haiku's mail system (which [http://dev.haiku-os.org/query?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&component=%5EApplications%2FMail&component=%5EServers%2Fmail_server&order=id&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component tickets] exactly has yet to be decided).

	* 3rd Party Applications
		* [http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/imkit IM Kit]
		* [http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/caya Caya] -- Planned to eventually replace IM Kit
		* [http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/serviceskit Services Kit]
			* [http://haiku.pastebin.com/f28de1029 Summary]
			* [http://www.freelists.org/post/haiku/GSoC-Web-Services-Kit-OS-integration Mailing List thread]
			* [http://www.freelists.org/archive/haiku/03-2009 May contain additional threads]
		* WebKit based browser
		* OpenJDK

	* full NFSv4 client with xattr support and caching

	* Utilizing aspects of 3rd party software
		* Creating Text Translators from OpenOffice

	* Integrating software into Haiku
		1. updating to use a jam build system
		1. complying with Haiku's Coding Guidelines
		1. layout manager
		1. HVIF icons
		1. Locale API
		1. possibly becoming an actual part of Haiku's source tree and not a 3rd party addition
		* [http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/infopopper InfoPopper] -- as an actual notification_sever
			* [http://www.freelists.org/post/haiku-development/Notification-Server Big discussion in May 2007]
			* [http://www.freelists.org/post/haiku-development/infoPopper-info-server And some more in April 2008]
			* [http://www.freelists.org/post/haiku-development/Comments-on-these-possible-OptionalPackages,18 Year++ with plan for integration]
		* [http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/pecorename PecoRename] or [http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/rename ReName!]
		* [http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/colors Colors!] 
		* [http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/clipup ClipUp]
		* [http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/1098 CD/DVD burning application] Maybe update Burnit Now

	* Native GUI for:
		* Transmission
		* VLC

	* Hardware profiling tool
		* an application for creating a hardware database.

	* Language bindings in SWIG
		* python
		* perl
		* ...

	* Maybe something involving HaikuPorts?
		* improving HaikuPorter to work more like FreeBSD's ports  -- python programming

	* Jam build system enhancements.
		* like what...?  generic wrapper for autotools, makefiles. This would help integrate existing projects into Haiku's source tree or 3rdparty folder

	* Enhancements for Virtualization Software

	* Universal Spell Checker, built upon the WordServices SDK. note: see [http://www.haikuware.com/remository/view-details/productivity/utilities/spill-chucker Spill Chucker]

	* Improving [http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/qt-beos QT4 port] http://qt-haiku.ru/

	* IPv6 '''Mentor Needed! '''

	* CUPS

	* Gallium3d


== 2009 ==
See official page here: [http://www.haiku-os.org/community/gsoc2009/ideas]