Hi Mikko, Mikko Eley said : > So I am canvassing this mailing list for possible software projects. > What would you like to see in pure:dyne, does anyone have a specific > need for a piece of arts software that an average computer science > student could code up in two terms? I familiar with Java but may still > get into c/c++. Is there a software program that desperately needs > coding, a utility that would make currently available software work > better? Or is their an add on that would be needed to be coded that > would provide a much needed function?
I think you can have two different approaches for investing your time: - There are already a lot of very good FLOSS that provide artistic environments to produce all kind of media works. From quite popular software such as inkscape to more "niche" software like fluxus, there is a whole range of projects and communities that will welcome any effort you can offer. Check the project's mailing list, see if there is a roadmap, TODO or any traces left from the authors explaining what could be implemented next and you could offer your help on this side. So in the end it's just a matter of picking up one of these software and help develop it. (if on small projects a lot is done via ad-hoc exchanges, bigger projects might already have a guideline on how people can help and how they should submit patches or propose new features...) - In that regard, pure:dyne is not different and if you want to contribute to the live distribution, you can check on the ticket tracker and see that there are quite some tasks pending. Most of them are related to packaging and scripting. The only task I can think of that would involve some utility tools that we miss badly, would be an xfce4 control panel for pure:dyne, to configure various parts of the live distro, for example a GUI to create USB keys, create different persistent modes, etc... If it had to be done, we would prefer that python and GTK is used though. No matter what you decide to do, this is a very nice way to invest your time and energy, and you will probably get more from this experience than working on an isolated project. Of course, you could also just make your own software art as a project ;) a. > I'm hoping to be able to contribute something valuable not only to the > open source community but to artists working with linux. > > thank you for your time, > > Mikko > > --- > [email protected] > irc.goto10.org #pure:dyne > --- [email protected] irc.goto10.org #pure:dyne
