Dear all,
I would like to create a sharply defined list of say, ten specific problems which students from engineering colleges can be asked to solve. Ideally, these problems should be solvable by a group of people within 3-6 months so that these students can achieve a tangible goal.
Some of the suggestions I have received so far have been interesting. These include:
* Developing an open source tool like VM Ware that can run both Windows and Linux off the same CPU
There is one already existing called Bosch. Please dont try to reinvent the same program. It is already pretty advanced. Although I have never installed itmyself. All that one has to do is to impliment a solutions at some place and return the feedback to bosch developers. (This way you will be getting close to the technology and also contributing to the existing Free softwares).
* Developing an open source VoIP product like Skype * Getting Internet Explorer working (natively?) on Linux (This will be of particular help in increasing the penetration of Linux in banks since many banking applications, though browser based, are optimized to work on Linux)
Absolutely any clues on how you are planning to acheive this????
* Reverse engineering Tally file formats and developing an open source financial accounting package (or getting Tally to work--natively--under Linux)
Tally can run on Wine and on network. Tally does not want to port its products to linux (official confirmations).
* Developing translation mechanisms for converting Internet content from English to Indian languages and from one Indian language to another
Again all the tools are already existing. As it appears you have by mistake written "Develop" instead of "impliment". If you are interested in doing these activities then I would suggest we talk on this. I am on the similar mission.
* Developing tools like Ximian Connector to connect to Micosoft Exchange server etc.If anyone can add to this list, I shall be grateful.
Regards,
Venky