On Friday 02 April 2010 00:37:13 Ian Clarke wrote: > Hi Kyle, > > Very glad that you are enthusiastic about Freenet. > > Can a browser plugin install and run a piece of Java software with full > access to a user's computer?
This needs to be discussed on devl, and has been a bit so far. Basically it comes down to uptime and storage (IF the Java problem is surmountable; I don't think plugins are sandboxed much on firefox, though Google does?): If it only runs when you're actually using Freenet, it will have very bad uptime and this may have bad effects on the network, although maybe we don't want to completely rule it out on that basis. If it runs whenever your browser runs, it will slow down your browser (but maybe this isn't an issue any more than when installing it). And in any case Freenet needs substantial long-term storage. > > Ian. > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 1:18 AM, Kyle Messner <fritzendugan at > gmail.com>wrote: > > > Hi Freenet! > > > > Browsing through the Google Summer of Code 2010 list of approved > > organization one name in particular caught my attention, I'm sure you can > > guess what this is. "Freenet..." I thought, "Hmm, with a name like that must > > be sure to do something pretty neat!" I was not let down :) > > > > Censorship has been something that has always been one of the truest evils > > in my eyes. So when I learned of the Freenet objective, I was pretty > > excited. This is a project that can really bring the "wide" (as in open) > > back into the "world wide web." In short, I'd really like to help. > > > > People are usually a little apprehensive about installing new applications > > on their computer, I don't blame them. Who wants to bloat up their computer > > with useless software (not that freenet falls in this category, but > > generally many programs do). But a browser-plug in? Sure, why not, one > > click, I let my browser do it's thing, and poof, I have added functionality > > to my computer. So I thought, "Why not develop a firefox plug-in that allows > > users access to a lot of freenet's functionality?" > > > > So there it is, there's my idea. I'd like to implement as much of the > > freenet features as possible as a browser plug-in to firefox. The most > > important features I'd like to implement are viewing freenet sites, using > > the email client, and using the message service, although I'd like to get to > > as many as I can. I'd like to know what Freenet thinks of this idea, and if > > they think it would be a feasible GSoC project to propose. > > > > A little more about me. I'm currently finishing up my sophomore year in > > pursuit of a bachelor's degree in Computer Science (hopefully move on to my > > master's after). I'm very passionate about software design, especially in > > the world of open-source (although I believe proprietary software has its > > place, too). I have some experience with C++ and JavaScript, most of my > > experience lies with Java, Visual C#, and Visual Basic (I also had 5 > > semesters of Pascal in high school which helped teach me many fundamental > > concepts about programming). I'm a quick learner, and self-teacher. > > Developing software for an open-source project sounds like an ideal summer > > job to me :) > > > > Look forward to hearing back, > > Kyle > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tech mailing list > > Tech at freenetproject.org > > http://osprey.vm.bytemark.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > > > > > > -- > Ian Clarke > CEO, SenseArray > Email: ian at sensearray.com > Ph: +1 512 422 3588 > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/tech/attachments/20100402/8e4bc729/attachment.pgp>
