[or-cvs] r18943: {website} Change some priorities and requirements. Merge usability ide (website/trunk/en)

Thu Mar 12 21:05:07 UTC 2009

Author: kloesing
Date: 2009-03-12 17:05:06 -0400 (Thu, 12 Mar 2009)
New Revision: 18943

Modified:
   website/trunk/en/volunteer.wml
Log:
Change some priorities and requirements. Merge usability idea with TBB for Linux/Mac OS X idea.


Modified: website/trunk/en/volunteer.wml
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--- website/trunk/en/volunteer.wml	2009-03-12 18:07:51 UTC (rev 18942)
+++ website/trunk/en/volunteer.wml	2009-03-12 21:05:06 UTC (rev 18943)
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 <br />
 Skill Level: <i>Medium</i>
 <br />
-Likely Mentors: <i>Karsten</i>
+Likely Mentors: <i>Karsten, Roger</i>
 <br />
 It would be great to set up an automated system for tracking network
 health over time, graphing it, etc. Part of this project would involve
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@
 <li>
 <b>Improving Tor's ability to resist censorship</b>
 <br />
-Priority: <i>High</i>
+Priority: <i>Medium to High</i>
 <br />
-Effort Level: <i>High</i>
+Effort Level: <i>Medium</i>
 <br />
 Skill Level: <i>High</i>
 <br />
-Likely Mentors: <i>Nick</i>
+Likely Mentors: <i>Nick, Roger, Steven</i>
 <br />
 The Tor 0.2.0.x series makes <a
 href="<svnsandbox>doc/design-paper/blocking.html">significant
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 <li>
 <b>An Improved and More Usable Network Map in Vidalia</b>
 <br />
-Priority: <i>Medium</i>
+Priority: <i>Low to Medium</i>
 <br />
 Effort Level: <i>Medium</i>
 <br />
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 <br />
 Effort Level: <i>Medium</i>
 <br />
-Skill Level: <i>Medium</i>
+Skill Level: <i>Low to Medium</i>
 <br />
 Likely Mentors: <i>Matt</i>
 <br />
@@ -459,13 +459,13 @@
 <li>
 <b>Tuneup Tor!</b>
 <br />
-Priority: <i>Medium</i>
+Priority: <i>Medium to High</i>
 <br />
-Effort Level: <i>Medium</i>
+Effort Level: <i>Medium to High</i>
 <br />
-Skill Level: <i>Medium to High</i>
+Skill Level: <i>High</i>
 <br />
-Likely Mentors: <i>Nick, Roger, Mike</i>
+Likely Mentors: <i>Nick, Roger, Mike, Karsten</i>
 <br />
 Right now, Tor relays measure and report their own bandwidth, and Tor
 clients choose which relays to use in part based on that bandwidth.
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
 <br />
 Skill Level: <i>Medium</i>
 <br />
-Likely Mentors: <i>Nick</i>
+Likely Mentors: <i>Nick, Roger</i>
 <br />
 Tor needs to be far more tested. This is a multi-part effort. To start
 with, our unit test coverage should rise substantially, especially in
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
 <li>
 <b>Bring moniTor to life</b>
 <br />
-Priority: <i>Medium</i>
+Priority: <i>Low</i>
 <br />
 Effort Level: <i>Medium</i>
 <br />
@@ -625,9 +625,9 @@
 <li>
 <b>Improving Polipo on Windows</b>
 <br />
-Priority: <i>Medium</i>
+Priority: <i>Medium to High</i>
 <br />
-Effort Level: <i>Low</i>
+Effort Level: <i>Medium</i>
 <br />
 Skill Level: <i>Medium</i>
 <br />
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 Windows it's whatever the config specifies). 3) some sort of GUI config
 and reporting tool, bonus if it has a systray icon with right clickable
 menu options. Double bonus if it's cross-platform compatible.
-3) allow the software to use the Windows Registry and handle proper Windows directory locations, such as "C:\Program Files\Polipo"
+4) allow the software to use the Windows Registry and handle proper Windows directory locations, such as "C:\Program Files\Polipo"
 </li>
 
 <!-- Is Blossom development still happening?
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
 <li>
 <b>Implement a torrent-based scheme for downloading Thandy packages</b>
 <br />
-Priority: <i>Medium</i>
+Priority: <i>Medium to High</i>
 <br />
 Effort Level: <i>High</i>
 <br />
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
 <li>
 <b>Torbutton equivalent for Thunderbird</b>
 <br />
-Priority: <i>Medium</i>
+Priority: <i>Low</i>
 <br />
 Effort Level: <i>High</i>
 <br />
@@ -773,6 +773,7 @@
 with not too much involvement in the Tor internals.
 </li>
 
+<!-- not really suited for GSoC; integrated into TBB for Linux/Mac OS X
 <li>
 <b>Usability testing of Tor</b>
 <br />
@@ -789,6 +790,7 @@
 fixes or new features. We get this informally at the moment, but a more
 structured process would be better.
 </li>
+-->
 
 <li>
 <b>Translation wiki for our website</b>
@@ -866,7 +868,7 @@
 <br />
 Skill Level: <i>Medium</i>
 <br />
-Likely Mentors: <i>Steven</i>
+Likely Mentors: <i>Steven, Andrew</i>
 <br />
 The Tor Browser bundle incorporates Tor, Firefox, and the Vidalia user
 interface (and optionally Pidgin IM). Components are pre-configured to
@@ -883,6 +885,12 @@
 Students should be familiar with application development on one or
 preferably both of Linux and Mac OS X, and be comfortable with C/C++
 and shell scripting.
+<br />
+Part of this project could be usability testing of Tor Browser Bundle,
+ideally amongst our target demographic.
+That would help a lot in knowing what needs to be done in terms of bug
+fixes or new features. We get this informally at the moment, but a more
+structured process would be better.
 </li>
 
 <li>

