[tor-commits] [bridgedb/develop] Rewrite GSoC 2014 volunteer page text with Damian's suggestions.

isis at torproject.org isis at torproject.org
Thu Mar 6 21:44:36 UTC 2014


commit d5f25637e07d3df5a31da817e0fca1120f0e82ba
Author: Isis Lovecruft <isis at torproject.org>
Date:   Thu Mar 6 21:33:55 2014 +0000

    Rewrite GSoC 2014 volunteer page text with Damian's suggestions.
---
 doc/gsoc2014-volunteer.txt |  117 ++++++++++----------------------------------
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/gsoc2014-volunteer.txt b/doc/gsoc2014-volunteer.txt
index eb93611..1cedaf9 100644
--- a/doc/gsoc2014-volunteer.txt
+++ b/doc/gsoc2014-volunteer.txt
@@ -1,92 +1,27 @@
 
-Volunteer Posting
------------------
-
-Number of Positions Available: 2
-
-Project: BridgeDB https://gitweb.torproject.org/bridgedb.git
-
-Difficulty Level: Moderate - Difficult, dependent on proposal and previous experience
-
-Myself (isis) and sysrqb are both looking for students who wish to help Tor by
-contributing code to BridgeDB (the program which distributes Tor bridges and
-pluggable transport bridges to clients connecting to Tor) through
-participation in Google Summer of Code 2014. We are each taking a student, so
-if we each find someone someone we want to mentor, then we'll take two
-students total. If we only find one student we like, then I suppose sysrqb and
-I will just have to fight over that person.
-
-Required Skills and Prerequisite Tasks for Application:
--------------------------------------------------------
-  * IRC skills. Lurk in irc.oftc.net#tor-dev, and possibly irc.freenode.net#gsoc as well.
-
-  * Fluent in Python (version 2.7).
-
-  * Proven experience and comfort with asynchronous network programming using
-    Twisted.
-
-  * Be comfortable doing git things. Not saying you have to have mad
-    git-fu, but we shouldn't have to explain the difference between
-    merge/rebase or fetch/pull.
-
-  * Familiarity with documentating code in Sphinx ReStructured Text
-    format. (See recent commits in the BridgeDB repository for syntax
-    examples, and https://para.noid.cat/bridgedb/ for documentation builds.)
-
-  * Familiarity with writing unittests. (And willingness to do so!)
-    Preferably, using `twisted.trial.unittest.TestCase`s. See
-    https://coveralls.io/r/isislovecruft/bridgedb for current test coverage.
-
-  * Submit a brief sample of Python code that you're proud of (written by you,
-    and for which you've got whatever necessary legal whatever is needed for
-    you to share it). It helps if it's Twisted Python code, but it doesn't
-    have to be.
-
-  * Fix a BridgeDB ticket. Contact isis or sysrqb on ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697
-    in #tor-dev to ask if a particular ticket is a good idea, or to ask for a
-    suggestion or help. Eventually, sysrqb and I will tag some tickets with
-    "bridgedb-gsoc-application" that we think are good ones to try.
-
-  * Submit a proposal for a distributor (an object which distributes Tor
-    bridges to clients in possibly censored/surveilled regions). Current
-    distributors include the `bridgedb.Dist.EmailBasedDistributor` at
-    bridges at bridges.torproject.org, and the `bridgedb.Dist.IPBasedDistributor`
-    which serves pages at https://bridges.torproject.org . Other example ideas
-    for bridge distributors are:
-        - A Twitter bot which interacts with Chinese and Farsi speaking
-          Twitter users through PMs.
-        - A distributor which uses XMPP+OTR to give bridges to users.
-        - Basically, all the nifty protocol obfuscation tricks which could
-          apply to a pluggable transport would likely also apply here.
-        - Keep in mind that various adversaries (automated and/or human and/or
-          extraterrestrial and/or unknown) will be trying to trick your
-          distributor into giving them bridges. Be prepared to come up with
-          some sort of safety machanism(s) to protect against this.
-        - You should plan to have your code finished, reviewed (and
-          revised…), tested, approved, and deployed by the end of GSoC. (I
-          think this means "at the end of six weeks".)
-
-  * Please send your code sample, a link to your completed BridgeDB ticket
-    (which should have your patch(es) attached, or have a link to your git
-    repository), and proposal to both isis at torproject.org and
-    sysrqb at torproject.org. Additionally CC'ing tor-dev at lists.torproject.org is
-    probably a good idea.
-
-  * If accepted, you'll need a google-melange account: 
-    https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2014?ModPagespeed=noscript
-
-Additional Ways to Earn Bonus Points:
--------------------------------------
-  * OTR skills (over IRC/XMPP).
-
-  * Knowledge about the current state and technical mechanisms of real-world,
-    deployed censorship/surveillance systems is helpful, though not necessary.
-    We will gladly provide continual feedback on design proposals and
-    implementation to ensure that the threats posed by various adversaries
-    have been taken into account.
-
-  * Major bonus points if you're into test-driven development.
-
-  * Propose building more than one distributor. Each of them still needs to be
-    a good idea, and we'll need to make certain it's something you're capable
-    of finishing in the allotted timespan.
+New BridgeDB Distributor
+------------------------
+
+Effort Level: Medium
+Skill Level: Medium to Medium-High
+Likely Mentors: isis, sysrqb
+
+BridgeDB is a Twisted Python system which runs a number of servers, in order
+to distribute Tor bridge relays to users in potentially censored regions. Each
+of BridgeDB's Distributors uses some unique channel to communicate bridge
+addresses to users, currently there is an [https://bridges.torproject.org
+HTTPS Distributor], and an Email Distributor. This project would involve
+designing and creating a new Distributor for BridgeDB. Some ideas for new
+Distributors:
+
+    - A Twitter bot which interacts with Chinese and Farsi speaking
+      Twitter users through PMs.
+    - A distributor which uses XMPP+OTR to give bridges to users.
+
+It's helpful if you already have some knowledge of Twisted. As part of your
+application, please submit a design for a Distributor, as well as supply a
+patch for a ticket which demonstrates knowledge of Twisted and Python ―
+preferably for BridgeDB, see the
+[https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/query?status=!closed&keywords=~bridgedb-gsoc-application
+'bridgedb-gsoc-application'] Trac tag for some examples of good tickets to
+try, or contact isis or sysrqb on IRC to ask for ticket suggestions or advice.





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