[SOLVED] Interesting Open Source Projects

[indecisive]

Hello, all!

Does anyone know of any exciting open source projects an intermediate developer (like me) should consider contributing to? I am advanced in Java (though I do not like it) and proficient in Python (which I consider the best).

Thanks!

[rlameiro]

Hi!
This is not a big big project but it is very cool, and involves GUI, hardware communication etc and t is in python. and I need some help there :) if you want leave a line at the mailing list.

P.S. - The software is based in python and Tk for now, but the gui toolkit can change.


http://code.google.com/p/bicycleledpov/

[Alasdair]

What kind of programs are you interested in? Are there any python programs you use on a daily basis? Those are the kinds of projects you should consider contributing to.

[pmasiar]

GameBaker is exciting and new - see my sig!

Check wiki, send me PM for more info, or join email list - we'll be glad to have you!

[trickii]

Could try Benelix who are working towards a realease in November.

Opensolaris is preparing for their sconed more complete OS in 11/08

These are both in a very exciting quality releaes requiring help.

Good luck

Rob


http://www.genunix.org/

[elithrar]

http://djangoproject.com/ might be a good start if you're a fan of Python - it's a big project with a lot of documentation, and there's a whole heap of tickets you can use to get your hands dirty with.

Otherwise, look at Python libraries and see what needs bug fixing or feature additions!

[indecisive]

GameBaker is exciting and new - see my sig!

Check wiki, send me PM for more info, or join email list - we'll be glad to have you!

What about Blender? Aren't you reinventing the wheel?

[pmasiar]

What about Blender? Aren't you reinventing the wheel?

You should visit our website: It would give you more relevant info.

No, we do not reinvent Blender. We focus to simpify game description and generation - like Game Maker, only Free, and in Python. :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software) is 3D advanced animation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygame is simple 2D library specifically for games.

Pygame wikipedia page shows another very useful Python project:

Phil's Pygame Utilities (PGU) is a collection of tools and libraries that enhance Pygame. ... pgu is now unmaintained).

So brave hacker can get into a project and maintain it!

[Wybiral]

What about Blender? Aren't you reinventing the wheel?

Blender is a 3d modeler and renderer...

GameBaker is a gui/platform for building simple 2d games...

[indecisive]

Blender also has a nice gaming engine and, as it can render 3D, can render 2D games as well. Its plugins are even written in Python!

[xelapond]

You should check out NUIgroup. We are doing some exciting things with Multi-Touch technologies, a lot of it in Python(and a lot more will be in a month or so). We are writing a framework called Lux which is a GUI toolkit for Multi-Touch widgets(ZUI, Larger buttons, gestures).

www.nuigroup.com

All the best,

Alex

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[imdano]

We're always looking for more help with wicd (http://www.wicd.net). It's a network management app written in Python/PyGTK.

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