mentor

[Renuka Deshmukh]

is no mentor ready to mentor for this project !! :(

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Renuka Deshmukh <renud1988 at gmail.com>wrote:

>
>    - Project Name: Truely System Wide Proxy
>    - Project Description: As of now the various applications in ubuntu or
>    in any other linux distribution requires for the user to specify the proxy
>    values ... this becomes pretty irritating task when someone is re-installing
>    the system, so, my goal is to develop an application, or a method so that
>    the user has to specify the proxy in one single application(which is going
>    to be developed) and then all the other applications are passed the values
>    automatically ... or to implement a transparent proxy server which would
>    automatically authenticate on the proxy server.
>    - If you would be willing and able to do other projects instead, which
>    ones?
>
> I have been using ubuntu for last 3-4 years , and am facing problem with
> the proxy authentication ..... i created a workaround script which would
> pass on proxy values to opera, firefox and bash , i am highly positive about
> this project and would love to work on it ... if i were asked to perform on
> other project ... my choice would be : deja-dup improvements (Was "Home User
> Backup Spec") and Splash screen customization... reasons being .... user's
> home contains customized bash script files (which i use a lot) and instead
> of having to copy each of them again and again with every system re-install
> i would rather develop a application that would back them up ...and for
> splash screen customizations... that is entirely an effect of eye candy ...
> !! i want to make ubuntu more pleasing and pleasant !!
>
>    - Why did you like this idea?
>
> While using ubuntu in my university internet connection .. i had to
> overcome the task of specifying proxy url for every other application ...
> although i created a bash script for the same .. it had its own
> disadvantages ... the idea of an application doing the task of specifying
> proxy or eliminating the use of specifying proxy for each software is sure
> to make it easy for the end user !!
>
>    - Please describe a tentative project architecture or an approach to it
>    and Give us details about the milestones for this project
>
> I would start off with first studying two methods of approach , namely, a
> unified application which would pass on the proxy values to each application
> respectively or implementing a transparent proxy server, discovering their
> pros and cons .. ease of use and the way they would interact with the
> system.. along with side by side completing my bash script...then i will be
> developing the application based on my study and the structure i used in the
> script...after creating the basic application for the mid-term submission
> then i will proceed with developing it will full features, documentation
> .... and debug the program as much as possible ... the final program will be
> submitted after testing its compatibility with the softwares.
>
>    - Why will your proposal benefit Ubuntu?
>
> Universal proxy is much needed and very necessary feature ... as proxy
> servers are implemented in almost every institution it is required for the
> user to pass the proxy values to the applications .. with this application
> all the softwares can interact with the internet with just one click .. it
> will become easier for the end-user to configure his applications behind
> proxy!
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