Group: GNU Generation/Project brainstorming

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Are you having trouble thinking of a project? Find inspiration for possible projects below. If you have a project idea for someone else, feel free to post it below. If you have your own idea or felt inspired by something on this page, create a project and enter the Free Software community!

General

Programming

  • Contribute code to one of the official GNU packages
  • Create a Free Software plugin for your favorite Free Software application
  • Design a distributed social networking platform and release it under the AGPL
  • Create a new GPL or AGPL application from scratch!

Local Community

  • Organize a GNU/Linux install-fest and/or educational event in your hometown
  • Create a Free Software club at your school to help your peers understand Free Software and switch to GNU/Linux, and provide technical and moral support to these new users
  • Start a computer recycling project to bring GNU/Linux based computers to impoverished students in your community

Writing

  • Create or update documentation for your favorite small-medium sized Free Software project

Project Specific

Libre.fm

  • Libre.fm is a music community website that aims to provide a replacement for last.fm
  • See http://libre.fm, or contact Matt Lee (mattl@libre.fm) for more information.

Software Directory

  • Creating a software directory that features good free software. (With a different approach than directory.fsf.org)
  • I posted a brainstorm on my (User:Nikita) user page.
  • Any ideas if this is a worthwhile project? (There are some possible cons).

Free Software for Bay Area Schools

  • Moving San Francisco Bay Area schools to Free Software, 2 schools already under way.
  • You can see our project page here http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Free_Software_for_Bay_Area_schools!
  • Lots of ways for both technical & non-technical people to help.
  • contact Christian Einfeldt at einfeldt at gmail dot com if you want to help.

GNU Classpath

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