On 03/09/2017 09:05 AM, Andrew David Wong wrote:
> On 2017-03-03 23:31, anoa wrote:
>> Hello all,
>
>> My name is Andrew Morgan, and I'm a sophomore studying computer
>> science and engineering at the University of California Merced. I
>> have been running QubesOS on my laptop since November 2016 and have
>> been enthralled with the ability to control everything about my
>> computing experience.
>
>> That being said, its not without its flaws, and I'd like to
>> dedicate a portion of my summer to help out.
>
>> In terms of issues I'd like to tackle, I think I can make ample
>> progress in implementing either Qubes-aware MIME handlers, a
>> LoggingVM or a custom connection wizard for Tor. I only intend to
>> pick one of these issues (for the time being), and I'd like to use
>> this month to figure out which one would be the most feasible given
>> my current experience.
>
>> I've posted a few times on the qubes-users mailing list under the
>> monikers 'anoa' and 'Andrew M', but regularly browser both
>> qubes-users and qubes-dev.
>
>> I have decent experience working with open-source projects. You can
>> find me on GitHub here:
>
>> https://github.com/anoadragon453
>
>> or on my website:
>
>> https://amorgan.xyz
>
>
> Welcome, Andrew! We're very happy that you're interested in Qubes and
> would welcome your help on any of the ideas you mentioned. Once you've
> decided on one, I recommend reaching out to the mentor for that idea
> and beginning to write a draft proposal. If you need help deciding,
> I'm sure anyone around here would be happy to help.
>
>

Thank you for the introduction!

After a bit of research it seems the most feasible challenge for me
would be Qubes-aware MIME-type handling on our supported file managers.
For this task Marek Marczykowski-Górecki is the mentor, and I realize he
browses these mailing lists.

Marek, would the best form of contact and project discussion be through
these lists, irc or 1-to-1 email? I understand that keeping our
communications about the project public would likely be best.

In terms of concept, I have already started thinking about how to
implement this, however I would like to clarify one thing first before
presenting a design as the issue description doesn't really make this
too clear.

Are we implementing MIME-handling to open a specific file/type in
DisposableVMs only, or should the user be able to choose/enter any one
of their installed VMs? As a Qubes user I would like the ability to open
all PDFs in, say, my work AppVM, rather than only being able to only set
global rules for files to open in Disposable VMs.

I also don't believe implementing the ability for the user to choose a
arbitrary destination VM would be much harder than only letting them use
a Disposable VM, but I want to make sure I understand what is expected
before going any further.

Thanks!
Andrew Morgan

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