[mapguide-internals] GSOC Project : request for mentors

[Trevor Wekel]

Hello Rohit,

I have been doing some build and packaging work for the MGOS 2.2 release.  I am currently working on Ubuntu DEB packaging but may not have time to work on CentOS/RedHat RPM packaging.  RPM packaging is sorely needed.

In addition, MapGuide does not compile cleanly on GCC 4.4.  This makes compilation on many Linux distros problematic.

I am checking with Wolf to see if MapGuide can participate in the OSGeo GSOC.  As a project, we did not submit any ideas to GSOC.  I am not sure on the participation rules at this point.

If we are allowed to participate, I would be willing to mentor you.  An open source project without Linux binaries is not such a good thing.


You also stated that you would like to work on new functionality for MapGuide.  The build/install work may not keep you busy for the entire GSOC term.  The MapGuide Future page http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/Future lists a number of ideas for future versions of MapGuide.

Personally, I like the "Overhauling the Security Model" as a project.  There have been a number of requests for enhancements to the MapGuide security model from the -users list.  Here are a few  ideas off the top of my head:

1. Control layer inclusion in a map based on user/group information.  Both LayerDefinition and FeatureSource resources could be used to determine layer inclusion.  Access based on LayerDefinition will be straightforward.  Access based on FeatureSource will be more complicated.

2. Show/Hide GUI elements based on user/group information.  This would apply to both the Ajax and Fusion viewers.  Schema modifications may be required for WebLayout and ApplicationDefinition.  This may be a fairly complicated.

3. Implement LDAP integration so that user authentication and group membership is pulled from LDAP.  I suspect this would be a very involved project. 

If all three Security Model enhancements were implemented, it would be possible to control map content and application functionality using LDAP (and Active Directory) groups.  


Regards,

Trevor Wekel
http://www.otxsystems.com


-----Original Message-----
From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Rohit Razdan
Sent: March 21, 2010 6:44 PM
To: mapguide-internals at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapguide-internals] GSOC Project : request for mentors

Hi Guys,
I see that there is no suggested ideas page for MapGuide in osgeo
wiki, for 2010 and 2009.
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2010_Ideas
Is that because of a conscious choice of you guys not participating in
GSOC? I am a Geoinformatics Major, and my introduction to osgeo is
through a project that I am implementing for my thesis. We are using
MapGuide and I thought why not do a project to make it better, as a
way of giving back to the community. But I didn't find a suggested
ideas page for MapGuide, in this year's or last year's GSoC pages

Now I would love to do a project with Mapguide. If a mentor, who is
involved with Mapguide can guide me with some projects that the
Mapguide community wants done, then that would be great. I noticed
that building Mapguide on my Ubuntu 9.10 required some major hacking
and roundabouts. Now even though I would prefer creating and
programming something new( I am open to ideas), packaging Mapguide to
build with gcc 4.4 and creating easy install and build packages for
major linux distros is a pretty important task, IMO. Creating a live
cd, with the new 10.04 LTS, again is also important. I can help with
these. Again I would really love to create something new and
contribute to the Mapguide community.

Regards
Rohit Razdan
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
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