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gsoc15 [2015/02/17 20:02] – [Anonymous collection of user preferences] steve | gsoc15 [2015/02/20 15:15] – steve | ||
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- A dialog to ask for user consent and store their reply, and negotiates a unique, random ID following a specific pattern for the user (for spam protection) | - A dialog to ask for user consent and store their reply, and negotiates a unique, random ID following a specific pattern for the user (for spam protection) | ||
- A client application that, when launched, looks up the Xfconf settings of the user (and a few things like locale, | - A client application that, when launched, looks up the Xfconf settings of the user (and a few things like locale, | ||
- | - A patch for Xfce4' | + | - A patch for Xfce4' |
- A server application that waits for new clients to negotiate IDs with, and that waits for existing clients to send their settings file every month; that stores these files and provides an authenticated interface for Xfce developers to access them | - A server application that waits for new clients to negotiate IDs with, and that waits for existing clients to send their settings file every month; that stores these files and provides an authenticated interface for Xfce developers to access them | ||
+ | - Optional: build hooks in the Whisker menu, Thunar and Appfinder to help us identify how people start new applications, | ||
**Skills required:** | **Skills required:** | ||
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* More programming: | * More programming: | ||
* Correct understanding of encryption and computer security | * Correct understanding of encryption and computer security | ||
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- | ==== Anonymous collection of how users launch applications and which applications they use ==== | ||
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