Hi Saras, On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 00:58, Saras Leelodharry <saras.leelodha...@mail.utoronto.ca> wrote: > I am currently a student at the University of Toronto, and Wish to > participate in the Google summer of code as a student. > > I am looking for a mentor for the following project: > > I wish to create a 'social' filesystem using KIO. The filesystem would be > able to map albums, documents, from services such as Google and Facebook > ontohttps://bl2prd0310.outlook.com/owa/?ae=Item&t=IPM.Note&a=New# a > file-system allowing applications to use the data like local files. > > Currently KDE has support to get and use Personal Information through > Akonadi. However it has little support for data-objects like documents and > photos which > requires the application to use specific interfaces. > For example, Google Docs uses: > https://developers.google.com/google-apps/documents-list/ > > KIO is designed to provide access to such resources in a uniform way and > could be used to make KDE applications more web-friendly. The interface > would allow local application access to network resources in the same way as > the ftp or smb protocol currently work. The only major difference would be > the data source and the way data is sorted. Currently most online providers > use a similar api structure which should make it easier to implement multiple > protocols once the skeleton code is complete. > > The protocol would not be completely dependent on the internet. A cache will > be used so that laptop and other users can continue accessing the files even > if the connection cuts. The resource would use a worker to synchronize them > after.
I suggest you submit your proposal to http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012 ASAP, as there are only 2 days left to the deadline for student applications. If somebody is willing to mentor, s/he can comment on the proposal directly. Regards, Myriam -- Proud member of the Amarok and KDE Community Protect your freedom and join the Fellowship of FSFE: http://www.fsfe.org Please don't send me proprietary file formats, use ISO standard ODF instead (ISO/IEC 26300) >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<
