[or-cvs] r24214: {website} Adding project summaries and a table to the volunteer page, (in website/trunk: about/en css getinvolved/en)
Damian Johnson
atagar1 at gmail.com
Sat Feb 12 09:42:45 UTC 2011
Author: atagar
Date: 2011-02-12 09:42:44 +0000 (Sat, 12 Feb 2011)
New Revision: 24214
Modified:
website/trunk/about/en/contact.wml
website/trunk/css/typography.css
website/trunk/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml
Log:
Adding project summaries and a table to the volunteer page, with links to project pages, code repos, bug trackers, and project ideas. Also, a few other minor changes:
- Adding a note that the usability project is a no-go for gsoc.
- Dropping the "Improvements for Tor+Vidalia interaction on Linux/Unix platforms" task (chiiph mentioned that it's completed)
- Adding Jake as a mentor for a couple other projects.
Modified: website/trunk/about/en/contact.wml
===================================================================
--- website/trunk/about/en/contact.wml 2011-02-12 02:30:13 UTC (rev 24213)
+++ website/trunk/about/en/contact.wml 2011-02-12 09:42:44 UTC (rev 24214)
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
certification, etc.</li>
</ul>
+ <a id="irc"></a>
Tor users and developers can also be found in the following channels on <a
href="http://www.oftc.net/oftc/">oftc</a>:
Modified: website/trunk/css/typography.css
===================================================================
--- website/trunk/css/typography.css 2011-02-12 02:30:13 UTC (rev 24213)
+++ website/trunk/css/typography.css 2011-02-12 09:42:44 UTC (rev 24214)
@@ -323,3 +323,35 @@
line-height: 18px;
}
+/* PROJECTS TABLE ----*/
+
+#projects {
+ font-family: sans-serif;
+ width: 100%;
+ border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+
+#projects td, #projects th {
+ font-size: 1.2em;
+ border: 1px solid #98bf21;
+ padding: 3px 7px 2px 7px;
+}
+
+#projects th {
+ font-size: 1.4em;
+ text-align: left;
+ padding-top: 5px;
+ padding-bottom: 4px;
+ background-color: #A7C942;
+ color: #fff;
+}
+
+#projects tr.alt td {
+ color: #000;
+ background-color: #EAF2D3;
+}
+
+#projects a {
+ text-decoration: none;
+}
+
Modified: website/trunk/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml
===================================================================
--- website/trunk/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml 2011-02-12 02:30:13 UTC (rev 24213)
+++ website/trunk/getinvolved/en/volunteer.wml 2011-02-12 09:42:44 UTC (rev 24214)
@@ -66,10 +66,476 @@
You are using Tor!" in any language.</li>
</ol>
+ <a id="Projects"></a>
+ <h2><a class="anchor" href="#Projects">Projects</a></h2>
+
+ <p>
+ Below are a list of Tor related projects we're developing and/or
+ maintaining. Most discussions happen on IRC so if you're interested in any
+ of these (or you have a project idea of your own), then please <a
+ href="<page about/contact>#irc">join us in #tor-dev</a>. Project
+ contributors are listed by their IRC nicks.
+ </p>
+
+ <table id="projects">
+ <tr>
+ <th>Name</th>
+ <th>Category</th>
+ <th>Language</th>
+ <th>Activity</th>
+ <th>Contributors</th>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#project-tor">Tor</a></td>
+ <td>Core</td>
+ <td>C</td>
+ <td>Heavy</td>
+ <td>nickm, arma, etc</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr class="alt">
+ <td><a href="#project-tbb">TBB</a></td>
+ <td>Usability</td>
+ <td>Multiple</td>
+ <td>Heavy</td>
+ <td>helix</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#project-torsocks">Torsocks</a></td>
+ <td>Usability</td>
+ <td>C</td>
+ <td>Light</td>
+ <td>mwenge</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr class="alt">
+ <td>*<a href="#project-torouter">Torouter</a></td>
+ <td>Usability</td>
+ <td>None</td>
+ <td>Light</td>
+ <td>ioerror, Runa</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#project-vidalia">Vidalia</a></td>
+ <td>User Interface</td>
+ <td>C++, Qt</td>
+ <td>Light</td>
+ <td>chiiph</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr class="alt">
+ <td><a href="#project-arm">Arm</a></td>
+ <td>User Interface</td>
+ <td>Python, Curses</td>
+ <td>Heavy</td>
+ <td>atagar</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#project-orbot">Orbot</a></td>
+ <td>User Interface</td>
+ <td>Java</td>
+ <td>None</td>
+ <td>n8fr8</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr class="alt">
+ <td><a href="#project-torbutton">Torbutton</a></td>
+ <td>Browser Add-on</td>
+ <td>Javascript</td>
+ <td>Moderate</td>
+ <td>mikeperry</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>*<a href="#project-thandy">Thandy</a></td>
+ <td>Updater</td>
+ <td>Python</td>
+ <td>Light</td>
+ <td>Sebastian, helix</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr class="alt">
+ <td><a href="#project-torctl">TorCtl</a></td>
+ <td>Library</td>
+ <td>Python</td>
+ <td>Light</td>
+ <td>mikeperry</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>*<a href="#project-jtor">JTor</a></td>
+ <td>Library</td>
+ <td>Java</td>
+ <td>None</td>
+ <td></td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr class="alt">
+ <td><a href="#project-metrics">Metrics</a></td>
+ <td>Client Service</td>
+ <td>Java</td>
+ <td>Heavy</td>
+ <td>karsten</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#project-torstatus">TorStatus</a></td>
+ <td>Client Service</td>
+ <td>PHP</td>
+ <td>None</td>
+ <td></td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr class="alt">
+ <td><a href="#project-weather">Weather</a></td>
+ <td>Client Service</td>
+ <td>Python</td>
+ <td>Light</td>
+ <td>kaner</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#project-gettor">GetTor</a></td>
+ <td>Client Service</td>
+ <td>Python</td>
+ <td>None</td>
+ <td></td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr class="alt">
+ <td><a href="#project-torcheck">TorCheck</a></td>
+ <td>Client Service</td>
+ <td>Python, Perl</td>
+ <td>None</td>
+ <td></td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="#project-bridgedb">BridgeDB</a></td>
+ <td>Backend Service</td>
+ <td>Python</td>
+ <td>None</td>
+ <td>kaner</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr class="alt">
+ <td><a href="#project-torflow">TorFlow</a></td>
+ <td>Backend Service</td>
+ <td>Python</td>
+ <td>None</td>
+ <td>mikeperry</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>*<a href="#project-torbel">TorBEL</a></td>
+ <td>Backend Service</td>
+ <td>Python</td>
+ <td>None</td>
+ <td>Sebastian</td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+
+ <sub>
+ * Project is still in an alpha state.
+ </sub>
+
+ <br /><br />
+
+ <a id="project-tor"></a>
+ <h3>Tor (<a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Tor+Client&component=Tor+Relay&component=vidalia&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Central project, providing the core software for using and participating in
+ the Tor network. Numerous people contribute to the project to varying
+ extents, but the chief architects are Nick Mathewson and Roger Dingledine.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <b>Project Ideas:</b><br />
+ <i><a href="#resistCensorship">Improving Tor's ability to resist
+ censorship</a></i><br />
+ <i><a href="#unitTesting">Improve our unit testing process</a></i><br />
+ <i><a href="#simulateSlowConnections">Simulator for slow Internet connections</a></i>
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-tbb"></a>
+ <h3><a href="<page projects/torbrowser>">Tor Browser Bundle</a> (<a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torbrowser.git">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Tor+bundles/installation&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ The Tor Browser Bundle is an easy-to-use portable package of Tor, Vidalia,
+ and Firefox preconfigured to work together out of the box. This is actively
+ being worked on by Erinn Clark.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <b>Project Ideas:</b><br />
+ <i><a href="#auditTBB">Audit Tor Browser Bundles for data leaks</a></i><br />
+ <i><a href="#usabilityTesting">Usability testing of Tor</a></i>
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-torsocks"></a>
+ <h3><a href="http://code.google.com/p/torsocks/">Torsocks</a> (<a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torsocks.git">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Torify&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Utility for adapting other applications to work with Tor. Development has
+ slowed and compatibility issues remain with some platforms, but it's
+ otherwise feature complete.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <b>Project Ideas:</b><br />
+ <i><a href="#torsocksForOSX">Make torsocks/dsocks work on OS X</a></i>
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-torouter"></a>
+ <h3><a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/TheOnionRouter/Torouter">Torouter</a> (<a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Torouter&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Project to provide an easy-to-use, embedded Tor instance for routers. This
+ had a couple months of high activity, but has since been rather quiet.
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-vidalia"></a>
+ <h3><a href="<page projects/vidalia>">Vidalia</a> (<a
+ href="https://svn.torproject.org/vidalia/vidalia/trunk/">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Vidalia&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ The most commonly used user interface for Tor. Matt Edman started the
+ project in 2006 and brought it to its current stable state. Development
+ slowed for several years, though Tomás Touceda has since taken a lead with
+ pushing the project forward.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <b>Project Ideas:</b><br />
+ <i><a href="#vidaliaStatusEventInterface">Tor Controller Status Event Interface for Vidalia</a></i><br />
+ <i><a href="#vidaliaNetworkMap">An Improved and More Usable Network Map in Vidalia</a></i>
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-arm"></a>
+ <h3><a href="http://www.atagar.com/arm/">Arm</a> (<a
+ href="https://svn.torproject.org/svn/arm/trunk/">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=arm&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Command-line monitor for Tor. This has been under very active development
+ by its author, Damian Johnson, since early 2009 to make it a better
+ general-purpose controller for *nix environments.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <b>Project Ideas:</b><br />
+ <i><a href="#armClientMode">Client Mode Use Cases for Arm</a></i>
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-orbot"></a>
+ <h3><a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/orbot/">Orbot</a> (<a
+ href="https://svn.torproject.org/svn/projects/android/trunk/Orbot/">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Orbot&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Provides Tor on the Android platform. This was under very active
+ development up through Fall 2010, after which things have been quiet.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <b>Project Ideas:</b><br />
+ <i><a href="#orbotDevelopment">More on Orbot & Android OS-specific development</a></i>
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-torbutton"></a>
+ <h3><a href="<page torbutton/index>">Torbutton</a> (<a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torbutton.git">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Torbutton&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Firefox addon that addresses many of the client-side threats to browsing
+ the Internet anonymously. Mike has since continued to adapt it to new
+ threats, updated versions of Firefox, and possibly <a
+ href="https://blog.torproject.org/blog/google-chrome-incognito-mode-tor-and-fingerprinting">Chrome
+ as well</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <b>Project Ideas:</b><br />
+ <i><a href="#torbuttonForThunderbird">Torbutton equivalent for Thunderbird</a></i>
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-thandy"></a>
+ <h3>Thandy (<a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/thandy.git">code</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Updater for Tor. The project began in the Summer of 2008 but wasn't
+ completed. Recently interest in it has been rekindled and many aspects of
+ its design (including the language it'll be in) are currently in flux.
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-torctl"></a>
+ <h3>TorCtl (<a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/pytorctl.git">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Torctl&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Python bindings and utilities for using the Tor control port. It has been
+ stable for several years, with only minor revisions.
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-jtor"></a>
+ <h3><a href="https://github.com/brl/JTor/wiki">JTor</a> (<a
+ href="https://github.com/brl/JTor">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://github.com/brl/JTor/issues">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Java implementation of Tor. This project isn't yet complete, and has been
+ inactive since Fall 2010.
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-metrics"></a>
+ <h3><a href="https://metrics.torproject.org/">Metrics</a> (code: <a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/metrics-db.git">db</a>, <a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/metrics-utils.git">utils</a>, <a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/metrics-web.git">web</a>, <a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/metrics.git">general</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Metrics&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Processing and analytics of consensus data, provided to users via the
+ metrics portal. This has been under active development for several years by
+ Karsten Loesing.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <b>Project Ideas:</b><br />
+ <i><a href="#trackNetworkStatus">Help track the overall Tor Network status</a></i>
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-torstatus"></a>
+ <h3><a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/projects/TorStatus">TorStatus</a> (<a
+ href="https://svn.torproject.org/svn/torstatus/trunk/">code</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Portal providing an overview of the Tor network, and details on any of its
+ current relays. Though very actively used, this project has been
+ unmaintained for a long while.
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-weather"></a>
+ <h3><a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/projects/Weather">Weather</a> (<a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/weather.git">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Tor+Weather&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Provides automatic notification to subscribed relay operators when their
+ relay's unreachable. This underwent a rewrite by the <a
+ href="http://hfoss.wesleyan.edu/">Wesleyan HFOSS team</a>, which went live
+ in early 2011.
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-gettor"></a>
+ <h3><a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/projects/EmailAutoResponder">GetTor</a> (<a
+ href="https://svn.torproject.org/svn/projects/gettor/">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=GetTor&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ E-mail autoresponder providing Tor's packages over SMTP. This has been
+ relatively unchanged for quite a while.
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-torcheck"></a>
+ <h3><a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/projects/TorCheck">TorCheck</a> (<a
+ href="https://svn.torproject.org/svn/check/trunk/">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Tor+Check&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Provides a simple site for determining if the visitor is using Tor or not.
+ This has been relatively unchanged for quite a while.
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-bridgedb"></a>
+ <h3><a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/projects/BridgeDB">BridgeDB</a> (<a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/bridgedb.git">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=BridgeDB&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Backend bridge distributor, handling the various pools they're distributed
+ in. This was actively developed until Fall of 2010.
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-torflow"></a>
+ <h3><a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/projects/TorFlow">TorFlow</a> (<a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/torflow.git">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=Torflow&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ Library and collection of services for actively monitoring the Tor network.
+ These include the Bandwidth Scanners (measuring throughput of relays) and
+ SoaT (scans for malicious or misconfigured exit nodes). SoaT was last
+ actively developed in the Summer of 2010, and the Bandwidth Scanners a few
+ months later. Both have been under active use since then, but development
+ has stopped.
+ </p>
+
+ <a id="project-torbel"></a>
+ <h3><a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/projects/TorBulkExitlist">TorBEL</a> (<a
+ href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/tordnsel.git">code</a>, <a
+ href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=needs_review&status=new&status=reopened&component=TorDNSEL/TorBEL&order=priority">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ The Tor Bulk Exitlist provides a method of identifying if IPs belong to
+ exit nodes or not. This is a replacement for TorDNSEL which is a stable
+ (though unmaintained) Haskell application for this purpose. The initial
+ version of TorBEL was started in GSOC 2010 but since then the project has
+ been inactive.
+ </p>
+
+ <!--
+ Copy and fill out the following for new projects:
+
+ <a id="project-"></a>
+ <h3><a href=""></a> (<a
+ href="">code</a>, <a
+ href="">bug
+ tracker</a>)</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ </p>
+
+ -->
+
<a id="Coding"></a>
<a id="Summer"></a>
- <a id="Projects"></a>
- <h2><a class="anchor" href="#Projects">Good Coding Projects</a></h2>
+ <h2><a class="anchor" href="#Coding">Project Ideas</a></h2>
<p>
You may find some of these projects to be good <a href="<page
@@ -86,6 +552,7 @@
<ol>
+ <a id="auditTBB"></a>
<li>
<b>Audit Tor Browser Bundles for data leaks</b>
<br>
@@ -112,6 +579,7 @@
TBB, please contact Erinn.</p>
</li>
+ <a id="trackNetworkStatus"></a>
<li>
<b>Help track the overall Tor Network status</b>
<br>
@@ -140,6 +608,7 @@
Status wish list</a>.</p>
</li>
+ <a id="resistCensorship"></a>
<li>
<b>Improving Tor's ability to resist censorship</b>
<br>
@@ -149,7 +618,7 @@
<br>
Skill Level: <i>High</i>
<br>
- Likely Mentors: <i>Roger, Nick, Steven</i>
+ Likely Mentors: <i>Roger, Nick, Steven, Jake</i>
<p>The Tor 0.2.1.x series makes <a
href="<svnprojects>design-paper/blocking.html">significant
improvements</a> in resisting national and organizational censorship.
@@ -180,6 +649,7 @@
robustness.</p>
</li>
+ <a id="armClientMode"></a>
<li>
<b>Client Mode Use Cases for Arm</b>
<br>
@@ -243,6 +713,7 @@
href="https://svn.torproject.org/svn/arm/trunk/TODO">TODO</a>.</p>
</li>
+ <a id="unitTesting"></a>
<li>
<b>Improve our unit testing process</b>
<br>
@@ -269,6 +740,7 @@
changes in performance on machines in different roles automatically.</p>
</li>
+ <a id="orbotDevelopment"></a>
<li>
<b>More on Orbot & Android OS-specific development</b>
<br/>
@@ -279,7 +751,7 @@
<br>
Skill Level: <i>Medium to High</i>
<br>
- Likely Mentors: <i>Nathan</i>
+ Likely Mentors: <i>Nathan, Jake</i>
<p><b>Android Java UI work:</b> Improved home screen to show better
statistics about data transferred (up/down), number of circuits
connected, quality of connection and so on. The "Tether Wifi"
@@ -323,6 +795,7 @@
from 2G to 3G to Wifi, and so forth.</p>
</li>
+ <a id="simulateSlowConnections"></a>
<li>
<b>Simulator for slow Internet connections</b>
<br>
@@ -358,6 +831,7 @@
</p>
</li>
+ <a id="torbuttonForThunderbird"></a>
<li>
<b>Torbutton equivalent for Thunderbird</b>
<br>
@@ -377,69 +851,8 @@
</p>
</li>
+ <a id="usabilityTesting"></a>
<li>
- <b>Improvements for Tor+Vidalia interaction on Linux/Unix platforms</b>
- <br>
- Priority: <i>Medium</i>
- <br>
- Effort Level: <i>Medium</i>
- <br>
- Skill Level: <i>Medium</i>
- <br>
- Likely Mentors: <i>Erinn, Peter</i>
- <p>
- Vidalia currently doesn't play nicely with Tor on Linux and Unix platforms.
- Currently, on Debian and Ubuntu, there is a configuration mechanism which
- allows Vidalia to override Tor's ability to start on boot (by sourcing
- <code>/etc/default/tor.vidalia</code> which sets <code>RUN_DAEMON=no</code> at the user's
- request), but full implementation of <a href="<gitblob>doc/spec/control-spec.txt">ControlPort</a>
- communication is still required.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- A better solution on Linux and Unix platforms would be to use Tor's
- ControlSocket, which allows Vidalia to talk to Tor via a Unix domain socket,
- and could possibly be enabled by default in Tor's distribution packages.
- Vidalia can then authenticate to Tor using filesystem-based (cookie)
- authentication if the user running Vidalia is also in the distribution-specific
- tor group.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- This project will first involve adding support for Tor's ControlSocket to
- Vidalia. The student will then develop and test this support on various
- distributions to make sure it behaves in a predictable and consistent manner on
- all of them.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- The next challenge would be to find an intuitive and usable way for Vidalia to be
- able to change Tor's configuration (torrc) even though it is located in
- <code>/etc/tor/torrc</code> and thus immutable. In Debian and Ubuntu we handle
- this with the aforementioned <code>/etc/default/tor.vidalia</code> but this
- functionality could (or should) be less distribution-specific.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- The best idea we've come up with so far is to feed Tor a new configuration via
- the ControlSocket when Vidalia starts, but that's bad because if the user is not
- using the latest Debian/Ubuntu packages, they may not have disabled Tor's
- ability to run on boot and will end up with a configuration that is different
- from what they want. The second best idea we've come up with is for Vidalia to
- write out a temporary torrc file and ask the user to manually move it to
- <code>/etc/tor/torrc</code>, but that's bad because users shouldn't have to
- mess with files directly.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- A person undertaking this project should have prior knowledge of various Linux
- distributions and their packaging mechanisms as well as some C++ development
- experience. Previous experience with Qt is helpful, but not required.
- </p>
- </li>
-
-
- <li>
<b>Usability testing of Tor</b>
<br>
Priority: <i>Medium</i>
@@ -455,8 +868,14 @@
fixes or new features. We get this informally at the moment, but a more
structured process would be better.
</p>
+
+ <p>
+ Please note that since this isn't a coding project, it isn't suitable for
+ Google Summer of Code.
+ </p>
</li>
+ <a id="authenticatingIrcProxy"></a>
<li>
<b>An authenticating IRC proxy</b>
<br>
@@ -494,6 +913,7 @@
</p>
</li>
+ <a id="torsocksForOSX"></a>
<li>
<b>Make torsocks/dsocks work on OS X</b>
<br>
@@ -524,6 +944,7 @@
</p>
</li>
+ <a id="vidaliaStatusEventInterface"></a>
<li>
<b>Tor Controller Status Event Interface for Vidalia</b>
<br>
@@ -564,6 +985,7 @@
design/Photoshop fu, since we might want/need some shiny new icons too.</p>
</li>
+ <a id="vidaliaNetworkMap"></a>
<li>
<b>An Improved and More Usable Network Map in Vidalia</b>
<br>
@@ -632,7 +1054,70 @@
</li>
-->
+ <!--
<li>
+ <b>Improvements for Tor+Vidalia interaction on Linux/Unix platforms</b>
+ <br>
+ Priority: <i>Medium</i>
+ <br>
+ Effort Level: <i>Medium</i>
+ <br>
+ Skill Level: <i>Medium</i>
+ <br>
+ Likely Mentors: <i>Erinn, Peter</i>
+ <p>
+ Vidalia currently doesn't play nicely with Tor on Linux and Unix platforms.
+ Currently, on Debian and Ubuntu, there is a configuration mechanism which
+ allows Vidalia to override Tor's ability to start on boot (by sourcing
+ <code>/etc/default/tor.vidalia</code> which sets <code>RUN_DAEMON=no</code> at the user's
+ request), but full implementation of <a href="<gitblob>doc/spec/control-spec.txt">ControlPort</a>
+ communication is still required.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ A better solution on Linux and Unix platforms would be to use Tor's
+ ControlSocket, which allows Vidalia to talk to Tor via a Unix domain socket,
+ and could possibly be enabled by default in Tor's distribution packages.
+ Vidalia can then authenticate to Tor using filesystem-based (cookie)
+ authentication if the user running Vidalia is also in the distribution-specific
+ tor group.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ This project will first involve adding support for Tor's ControlSocket to
+ Vidalia. The student will then develop and test this support on various
+ distributions to make sure it behaves in a predictable and consistent manner on
+ all of them.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ The next challenge would be to find an intuitive and usable way for Vidalia to be
+ able to change Tor's configuration (torrc) even though it is located in
+ <code>/etc/tor/torrc</code> and thus immutable. In Debian and Ubuntu we handle
+ this with the aforementioned <code>/etc/default/tor.vidalia</code> but this
+ functionality could (or should) be less distribution-specific.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ The best idea we've come up with so far is to feed Tor a new configuration via
+ the ControlSocket when Vidalia starts, but that's bad because if the user is not
+ using the latest Debian/Ubuntu packages, they may not have disabled Tor's
+ ability to run on boot and will end up with a configuration that is different
+ from what they want. The second best idea we've come up with is for Vidalia to
+ write out a temporary torrc file and ask the user to manually move it to
+ <code>/etc/tor/torrc</code>, but that's bad because users shouldn't have to
+ mess with files directly.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ A person undertaking this project should have prior knowledge of various Linux
+ distributions and their packaging mechanisms as well as some C++ development
+ experience. Previous experience with Qt is helpful, but not required.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ -->
+
+ <li>
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