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== Free-open font packaging Cobbler Web == The gratis release of a collection of web fonts in 1996 had a devastating effect on many font projects, drainning the font market in western countries and limiting the use of other typefaces to typography niches. However, this program has been discontinued and the gratis versions of those fonts are no longer updated. Since Unicode.org's codification pace of human scripts has not abated, and the font formats have evolved (with the OpenType specifications), this font set is increasingly obsolete. Also, many scripts were never covered, leaving entire world regions without mass access to a way to write their language in the digital age. An operating system of browser that relies on the 1996 font set for its text rendering is not really free. And text is still our main information media. Faced with this problem many individuals and organisations have started creating and publishing new fonts, but they lack the clout of multinationals to get successfully distributed, and are often poorly structured. The aim of this project would be to identify as many of those free fonts as possible and package them in Fedora. The result would serve as a core component of Fedora's art spin, and as basis for a richer international experience in Fedora (and derivatives such as OLPC) This project is mainly targeted at free software (in this case fonts) distribution dynamics. You'll learn some rpm packaging skills, and be exposed to many different font projects worldwide, some big, some small, some efficient, some poorly run. A project second stage would be to capitalize on the experience acquired and publish a set of distribution best practices for font authors, including recommended release composition, generic makefile, etc. The Fedora [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Categories:Fonts_SIG Fonts special interest group] will provide mentoring, technical support, and [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Fonts_packaging documentation]. An initial [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Font_wishlist list of fonts to package] has already been published.

Contact: Nicolas Mailhot <nim AT fedoraprojectCobbler is a Linux install server that simplifies tasks associated with fully automated installation such as DHCP, DNS, kickstart, yum, and virtualization. It aims to be a universal install server for all linux distributions. Currently Cobbler has a web interface that allows users an easier way of interacting with cobbler. There are several core improvements that can be made. One idea is to extend cobbler web to produce views that make it easier for users to edit fields that only they edit (let me reinstall systems I own but don't show me fields I shouldn't care about). Another is to enable search features in the web app to make it tolerate thousands of systems to a better extent. Finally, another feature is to add a task engine to cobblerd, to make it possible to run commands like "cobbler import" and "cobbler reposync" in the background and see their output in the web interface via an AJAXy type system.org>

Possible features are not limited to the above (or just working on the web interface), Cobbler has an ongoing RFE list in Trac that has a wide variety of potential ideas, and ideas beyond the ones listed are also fair game. See https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/report/1?sort=type&asc= Corresponding Source Web App ==1

Finish design and implement web application that provides downloadable SRPMS for any package+tag in the Fedora Package Source Code Control system. While we provide SRPMS for all packages at release, the updates and rawhide trees churn their packages more rapidly, and will remove the koji-built SRPMS when the binary packages are removed. This would allow people to request source corresponding to the packages they have on ISO media or otherwiseResources: http://fedoraproject.org/cobbler

ResourcesContact: MattDomsch, http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=correspondingsource.git;a=blob;f=DESIGN;hb=HEADMichael DeHaan

dozen machines, then turn that into 12,000 machinemachines. Address the network

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== Create XUL Runner App for Canvas 3D JS Library Samples Improve Localization build system ==

[http://www.c3dl.org Canvase 3D JS Libary] is a js library for doing 3D in the browserCurrently it requires many many steps to produce another language of Firefox. It uses the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7171 canvas 3D extension]. To show off the abilities of the library we have been creating demos that people can try out from our web site. However, in order would really easy to try package these demos, many steps to reduce the user has required knowledge to install the canvas 3D extension and this would not be possible of they are not using firefox 3 or if they have problems getting the extension. We would like generate a XUL Runner app that will create a "mini browser" with the extension packaged. The app would have a drop box that will get download any new demos that we put up on the website. The app should also include a source viewer that allows the user to see the js source for the demos along with the ability for the user to create and test their demoslanguage.

References: cathy, Andor, #c3dl on ircAdding a few make steps to wrap this process would help everyone.See also: [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Canvas3D_JS_Library Canvas 3D JS Library wiki], [http://www.c3dlThis is a very easy project to tackle but very benefitial if the time and love is given to it.org Canvas 3D JS Library site]

Firefox 3 supports offline abilities, such that web developers can write their apps so they work even == Create a cross-repo pushlog to see all locales's checkins ==We currently check many different repositories to trigger builds when no network is presenta developer makes a change. Good headway has been made already [http://wwwWe also check the localizer's repositories to see if they have pushed any changes.bluishcoderThe problem is that we have close to eighty different localization repositories and that takes a long time to check each one of them.coIf we had a joint view that would improve our systems.nzAn example of that view is:https:/2007/02/offlinel10n-zimbrastage-with-firefoxsj.html porting Zimbra]mozilla. Pick another web app and add offline support, for exampleorg/pushes/but the format should be more like this: [http://moodlehg.mozilla.org Moodle]/mozilla-central/pushlogwhich is what our release engineering systems check for.This project would require you to hack hg and pushlog to make it work.armenzg has many blog posts explaining how to setup pushlog in your local machine.

ReferencesReference: mfinklearmenzg - Bug 498641

Resources: mfinkle, robcee == <strike>XULRunner Application Packaging ==

Resources: plasticmillion, mfinkle, #mozpad, #prism</strike>

== Thunderbird Draft Scheduler <strike>[[Spellcheck Extension for Arbitrary Web Pages]]</strike> == Write an extension for Thunderbird so that the user has the ability to mark a draft email for sending later. This is not the same as having to save emails in your DRAFT box because users would have to remember to go back in and click Send later. What is different here is that users could set the date and time for each email to be sent. This feature would be helpful to those who work late into the night but prefer not to send emails at such a late hour. This feature would also benefit support staff, e.g., administrative assistants, who constantly have to send out regular email reminders, e.g., for meetings, timesheets, etc. Resources: Vivian Ngo

== [[Spellcheck Extension <strike>Write an extension to leverage the existing spellcheck code in Mozilla and add the ability to highlight spelling mistakes for Arbitrary Web Pages]] ==a given web page (i.e., vs. a textbox).</strike>

Write an extension == <strike>Modify Firefox to leverage the existing spellcheck code in Mozilla and add the ability handle files downloaded to highlight spelling mistakes for a given web page (i.e., vs. a textbox).Temp more appropriately </strike>==

== Modify Firefox to handle files downloaded to Temp more appropriately == <strike>Often files downloaded by the browser are put in a temporary folder that is emptied on close. Users (and especially novice users) should be protected from inadvertent data loss as a result of important files being saved to this temp folder. This project will add fixes to the browser so that users are protected. Ideas include:

Other ideas are possible, and a combination of these might be necessary. Ultimately, this fix should target regular users without much knowledge of the filesystem.</strike>

== <strike>Add OpenLayers test suite to Mozilla </strike>==

<strike>Mozilla [http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/dom/tests/mochitest/ajax/ uses] many common JavaScript library test suites to add additional coverage to it's JavaScript implementation. One test suite that is not currently used by Mozilla, but could be, is the [http://openlayers.org OpenLayer's] js [http://trac.openlayers.org/browser/trunk/openlayers/tests test suite]. See [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399311 bug# 399311].

Resources: sayrer</strike>

== <strike>Import sqlite test suite </strike> ==

<strike>Mozilla uses an embedded version of [http://www.sqlite.org/ SQLite] extensively to [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/storage store data] such as bookmarks, history, etc. To insure that it runs properly within Mozilla, it would be good to add the entire sqlite test suite to Mozilla's tests, so that testing the browser also means testing sqlite. The sqlite test suite is written in TCL and needs to be ported to JavaScript. Some [http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/storage/test/unit/test_like.js work has already been done], but more is required to get full test coverage.

Resources: sdwilsh == Finish Weave</Thunderbird integration == [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Weave Weave] is Mozilla's services project. It currently allows different Firefox installations to synchronize bookmarks, etc. We'd like Thunderbird to be a full-fledged Weave clientas well. Some [??? work has already been done], but more is required to get utility. Possible scenarios include:  * thunderbird accounts synchronized (configure once, use everywhere) * automatic bookmarking in Firefox of URLs sent to/from friends * access to Thunderbird address book from Firefox  References: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=446444 bug 446444] Resources: dmose == Make Ubiquity work in Thunderbird == [http://labs.mozilla.com/2008/08/introducing-ubiquity/ Ubiquity] is a cool extensible natural language front-end to Firefox. It could do wonders in Thunderbird as well. Aza Raskin and other Ubiquity hackers are happy to help someone do that with their Ubiquity knowledge, and #maildev will be happy to assist w/ Thunderbird knowledge.strike>

ResourcesTake : aza, [http://groupszenit.googlesenecac.comon.ca/groupwiki/ubiquity-firefox ubiquity-firefox mailing listindex.php/Import_sqlite_test_suite Park,KiWon]