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Ask HN: Open Source Projects Looking for Help

21 points by karangoeluw 12y ago

Let's start a monthly thread where open source projects can ask for specific help. It's not required, but appreciated if this format if followed: - Name of project - URL - Short description (Languages etc) - Link to issues - A few specific issues that you need help with.

Sir_Cmpwn 12y ago
I'm partway through writing a bot to post this automagically.
Sir_Cmpwn 12y ago
I have a lot of projects you might be interested in. ## MediaCrush ## Open source video, audio, and image hosting. https://mediacru.sh https://mediacru.sh Languages: Python, CoffeeScript, SCSS Issues: https://github.com/MediaCrush/MediaCrush/issues?state=open https://github.com/MediaCrush/MediaCrush/issues?state=open Join #mediacrush on irc.freenode.net to chat about helping. There are tons of things, big and small, that need to get done. ## KnightOS ## Kernel and userland for Texas Instruments calculators. http://knightos.org http://knightos.org Languages: Assembly Join #knightos on irc.freenode.net to chat about helping. Need help finishing up a bunch of small tasks (like better datetime math) and a few bigger tasks (like a writable filesystem). ## Craft.Net ## Open source Minecraft client+server+utils, compatible with official software. https://github.com/SirCmpwn/Craft.Net https://github.com/SirCmpwn/Craft.Net Languages: C# Issues: https://github.com/SirCmpwn/Craft.Net https://github.com/SirCmpwn/Craft.Net Join #craft.net on irc.freenode.net to chat about helping. Exciting plans for Craft.Net.Rendering are underway, as well as plenty of other issues. ## LockBox ## Secure file syncronization based on gpg, rsync, and your own ring of trust. https://github.com/SirCmpwn/lockbox https://github.com/SirCmpwn/lockbox Languages: Whatever you want Currently only done in concept. Get in touch if you want to help out: sir@cmpwn.com ## Other ## I have loads of other projects you may be interested in, all of which are open for pull requests: https://github.com/SirCmpwn https://github.com/SirCmpwn
BradRuderman 12y ago
- pyhs2 - https://github.com/bradruderman/pyhs2 https://github.com/bradruderman/pyhs2 - Python library to programmatically query hive. Skills needed (python, java, thrift, c) - https://github.com/bradruderman/pyhs2/issues?page=1&state=open https://github.com/bradruderman/pyhs2/issues?page=1&state=op... - I would like a contributor who understands thrift, and how to optimize it. I would like to remove the dependent libraries (sasl + thrift) by building them into the library itself. I would also like to have a resource that can help improve underlying thrift code to improve the library.
gault8121 12y ago
- Quill - http://www.quill.org http://www.quill.org Quill is a free web application that provides interactive English grammar lessons. We have built 30 hours of lessons (www.quill.org/lessons), and we currently have 5,000 students using our site. The site is built in Ruby on Rails. All of our outstanding issues are at: https://github.com/empirical-org/Compass/issues?state=open https://github.com/empirical-org/Compass/issues?state=open There are a variety of issues, from small bug fixes to major features. If you're interested in the project, please reach out to me at peter@quill.org.
stevekemp 12y ago
Lumail, a scriptable console-based mail-client http://lumail.org/ http://lumail.org/ There is a (small) issue list here: https://github.com/skx/lumail/issues https://github.com/skx/lumail/issues A simple(?) issue I cannot resolve relates to compiling under Mac OS X - Using readline from the ports system, and that issue is tracked here - https://github.com/skx/lumail/issues/179 https://github.com/skx/lumail/issues/179 Any update from a Mac user would be most welcome.

21 points by karangoeluw 12y ago

Sir_Cmpwn 12y ago

I'm partway through writing a bot to post this automagically.

Sir_Cmpwn 12y ago

I have a lot of projects you might be interested in. ## MediaCrush ## Open source video, audio, and image hosting. https://mediacru.sh https://mediacru.sh Languages: Python, CoffeeScript, SCSS Issues: https://github.com/MediaCrush/MediaCrush/issues?state=open https://github.com/MediaCrush/MediaCrush/issues?state=open Join #mediacrush on irc.freenode.net to chat about helping. There are tons of things, big and small, that need to get done. ## KnightOS ## Kernel and userland for Texas Instruments calculators. http://knightos.org http://knightos.org Languages: Assembly Join #knightos on irc.freenode.net to chat about helping. Need help finishing up a bunch of small tasks (like better datetime math) and a few bigger tasks (like a writable filesystem). ## Craft.Net ## Open source Minecraft client+server+utils, compatible with official software. https://github.com/SirCmpwn/Craft.Net https://github.com/SirCmpwn/Craft.Net Languages: C# Issues: https://github.com/SirCmpwn/Craft.Net https://github.com/SirCmpwn/Craft.Net Join #craft.net on irc.freenode.net to chat about helping. Exciting plans for Craft.Net.Rendering are underway, as well as plenty of other issues. ## LockBox ## Secure file syncronization based on gpg, rsync, and your own ring of trust. https://github.com/SirCmpwn/lockbox https://github.com/SirCmpwn/lockbox Languages: Whatever you want Currently only done in concept. Get in touch if you want to help out: sir@cmpwn.com ## Other ## I have loads of other projects you may be interested in, all of which are open for pull requests: https://github.com/SirCmpwn https://github.com/SirCmpwn

BradRuderman 12y ago

- pyhs2 - https://github.com/bradruderman/pyhs2 https://github.com/bradruderman/pyhs2 - Python library to programmatically query hive. Skills needed (python, java, thrift, c) - https://github.com/bradruderman/pyhs2/issues?page=1&state=open https://github.com/bradruderman/pyhs2/issues?page=1&state=op... - I would like a contributor who understands thrift, and how to optimize it. I would like to remove the dependent libraries (sasl + thrift) by building them into the library itself. I would also like to have a resource that can help improve underlying thrift code to improve the library.

gault8121 12y ago

- Quill - http://www.quill.org http://www.quill.org Quill is a free web application that provides interactive English grammar lessons. We have built 30 hours of lessons (www.quill.org/lessons), and we currently have 5,000 students using our site. The site is built in Ruby on Rails. All of our outstanding issues are at: https://github.com/empirical-org/Compass/issues?state=open https://github.com/empirical-org/Compass/issues?state=open There are a variety of issues, from small bug fixes to major features. If you're interested in the project, please reach out to me at peter@quill.org.

stevekemp 12y ago

Lumail, a scriptable console-based mail-client http://lumail.org/ http://lumail.org/ There is a (small) issue list here: https://github.com/skx/lumail/issues https://github.com/skx/lumail/issues A simple(?) issue I cannot resolve relates to compiling under Mac OS X - Using readline from the ports system, and that issue is tracked here - https://github.com/skx/lumail/issues/179 https://github.com/skx/lumail/issues/179 Any update from a Mac user would be most welcome.