Re: [bug-myserver] Google Summer of Code '09 - GUI

[Karol \"Zal\" Zalewski]

Hi,

  I have thought about this project and I would like to ask you some
more questions ;]

Giuseppe Scrivano wrote:
> What I really care about is that any logic is completely sepated by the
> GUI itself, if you will dig inside the misc/py_control_client directory
> you can see a python implementation for the MyServer control protocol.
> For the GUI I expect the same, to develop two components a python
> library and the GUI that simply use it.  In this way different UIs can
> be developed in future but still they use the same logic.

  Yes, I understand what do you mean by that and I think similar to you.
Separation of UI code and logic is the first requirement for this
project. What about others? I mixed requirements with propositions and
made list that you see below:

  - language: Python and PyGTK,
  - must have GUI,
  - user friendly (maybe two modes - for beginners and advanced users?
or simple wizard?),
  - it must work with configuration written in XML (only with it? what
about "control protocol"?),
  - support for many languages,
  - file manager (like Ivailo wrote),
  - remote configuration.

  Hmm... maybe it would be better to make web interface (security would
be a potential problem)? I think it will not be possible to make
**good** application (tested, without minor bugs) with all above
functionality in 12-13 weeks. Maybe I am wrong? Could we discuss that on
mailing list or is it "participants private problem"? :D

  Could you tell me something more about control protocol? Is it
described in docs?

  Actually, to be clear, I want to write something more about me and
Polish studies. I am not only studying computer science (4th year), but
also management (2nd year) - both of them daily and on Gdansk University
of Technology. Yes, studying takes me about 45h for a week, but do not
worry - I will take dean vacation on management for one semester (CS
takes me only 14h for a week), when it will be needed.

  In Poland we have vacation time in July, August and September. GSoC
starts (coding) in May 24 and ends in August 24, so I will have only
about 8 weeks for full time developing and 5 weeks to do it "part time"
mode. Will it be OK?

  Weekly reports, code on Assembla (Mercurial or Git) and live
communication by IRC/Jabber will be OK for that project. What do you
think about this?

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Best wishes,
Karol "Zal" Zalewski

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