Assorted Ideas

This is quite an extensive list where only a small subset actually will be done.

Do now / ongoing

• Switch to mercurial. Make projects deployable directly from VCS. Simplify deployment by automation.

• RealAdventureQuiz

• Start monotoring of UPS. See UPSMonitoringOpenBSD.

• Try server monitoring. See MRTG.

• Add avahi or openbsd mdns to netatalk setup.

• Configure nut for UPS.

• Setup Transmission/rTorrent on library use via web interface.

• Implement A* search algorithms in Ruby (A* ruby quiz) and Haskell (Data.Graph.AStar). Extend to support multiple paths that use the same space.

• Build a maintenance site that can be used in case of main site failure. Try e.g. http://devio.us

• Create a backup firewall using flashrd and Alix. See e.g. OpenBSD Embedded Router

Do later …

• 3G failover over 3G. See e.g. ifstated.conf for failover
• Test salt and zeromq.
• Port despotify to OpenBSD.
• Try YubiKey - OpenBSD port available.
• Fantastical like command line tool for entering events and tasks in google calendar.
• Try tiling WM as ScrotWM
• Test ./sysutils/smartmontools.
• Setup a movida HTPC based on OpenBSD 4.7
• SoundBridge messenger
• SiteUptime or ServiceUptime
• Check out Ryan Freeman game ports
• Automatic WLAN configuration of known networks in OpenBSD - Also see AutoWifi.
• Install or develop a web-album on Photos.
• Improved Image handling in Instiki
• WordGrinder - Create a port for WordGrinder.
• HBench - Create a port for HBench
• DIY touch panels
• iCD kitchen tablet
• Custom Tablets
• Port pinta - needs mono and GTK+.
• Install gThumb - Great image/video/audio viewer editor.
• Install Krita - Painting software part of KDE.
• Port OpenSLP - similar to zeroconf and UPnP.
• IR Reciever in OpenBSD
• Port MyPaint to OpenBSD.
• Port yaws and nitrogen to OpenBSD. Also see basho.
• Port http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varnish_(software). Good architecture for performance as well.
• OpenCommunication
• Do experiment with aucat, sndio, timidity and fluidsynth all supported by OpenBSD. Midi viewer/checker. Midi software synth. See e.g. Rosegarden, midi sw overview and Csound
• Do a simple VisiCalc clone in SmallTalk/Ruby or Java. See e.g. dabbledb and spreadsheet overview. resolver
• Build your own CallerId presenter. MT8870 design
• FanControl
• Port minidlna.
• Minimalistic Blog
• Learn Haskell and then Erlang
• mdoc to epub converter. To get your openbsd manuals on kindle.

Done

• CameraModel - Some initial model done
• Build netbackup to tarsnap

Cancelled (at least way ahead in the future!)

• ThoughtDB
• Setup CVSTrac for internal CVS repository. Replaced by mercurial.

Others Ideas

• http://www.idealab.com/