Rails Girls Summer of Code Project: diaspora*
What is Rails Girls Summer of Code ?
- global fellowship program
- aimed at bringing more diversity into Open Source
- applicants are paid a monthly stipend
- from July-September
- work on Open Source projects of their choice.
- unlike the Google Summer of Code you don't need to be enrolled in a University
The focus is not on producing highly sophisticated code, but rather participants learning transferable skills from their project work.
Privacy, Freedom and Decentralisation
diaspora* is a privacy-aware, decentralized social network which puts users in control of their data security
- 2010 the project was funded as a Kickstarter collecting over $200,000
- 2012 the project was given to the community
####more infos:
- diaspora foundation
- diaspora* Pod Overview
- Software Architecture of d* by students of Delft University of Technology
- show geo-location on osm #5813
- use chuncking to upload photos #4997
- create new role: moderator #5324
- better export/import with focus on tumblr #5397
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set up dev environment
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learn about test environments
- TDD & RSpec --> Game of Life
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diaspora*
- architecture
- communication workflows
- contribution rules
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solved first small issues
understanding Frontend Architecture of diaspora*
Development Setup
Communication