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== Networking & Backups == | == Networking & Backups == | ||
| − | '''PBA backups''' don't seem possible with default Mac OS X 10.x BIOS, so maybe running Netboot server on HDA would help somehow. Probably not helpful with backups, but at least letting, say, a Macbook network boot would be really cool. | + | * '''PBA backups''' don't seem possible with default Mac OS X 10.x BIOS, so maybe running Netboot server on HDA would help somehow. Probably not helpful with backups, but at least letting, say, a Macbook network boot would be really cool. |
| − | * [https://www.math.ohio-state.edu/wiki/administration/macosx/netboot/bsdp_with_isc_dhcp Mac OS X BSDP Service using a GNU/Linux Server] | + | ** [https://www.math.ohio-state.edu/wiki/administration/macosx/netboot/bsdp_with_isc_dhcp Mac OS X BSDP Service using a GNU/Linux Server] |
| − | * [http://etherboot.org/wiki/howtos Etherboot howtos] | + | ** [http://etherboot.org/wiki/howtos Etherboot howtos] |
| − | *[http://www.sysresccd.org/ system rescue cd] might be able to boot it, then let PBA take over | + | **[http://www.sysresccd.org/ system rescue cd] might be able to boot it, then let PBA take over. '''tried but didn't get too far''' |
* I also wonder if some sort of VM could be run on any client and that would help run some more complex rsync incrementals.. hmm | * I also wonder if some sort of VM could be run on any client and that would help run some more complex rsync incrementals.. hmm | ||
* I don't know where it's at already, but '''Printer Sharing''' must be high on some lists. I know I'm sick of having to have a printer tethered to my computer :) | * I don't know where it's at already, but '''Printer Sharing''' must be high on some lists. I know I'm sick of having to have a printer tethered to my computer :) | ||
* I'd like some sort of name resolution redundancy so that when HDA goes down, my PCs can at least still surf the 'net. Does that mean having a secondary DNS setup in DHCP? | * I'd like some sort of name resolution redundancy so that when HDA goes down, my PCs can at least still surf the 'net. Does that mean having a secondary DNS setup in DHCP? | ||
* '''volume management''' need easy tools for adding new volumes, e.g external drives and setting user parameters, etc. Also do an automated sharepoint mapping samba/nfs for them. Idea being that a user can plug it in and not do anything on the desktop itself. | * '''volume management''' need easy tools for adding new volumes, e.g external drives and setting user parameters, etc. Also do an automated sharepoint mapping samba/nfs for them. Idea being that a user can plug it in and not do anything on the desktop itself. | ||
| + | ** NFS shares are defined in ''/etc/exports''. Would be good to have exports that mirror the samba shares - to give more options. I know on Mac it ''seems'' to handle NFS quicker. | ||
== Mapping Applications == | == Mapping Applications == | ||
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== VPN & Security == | == VPN & Security == | ||
| − | Some systems don't support OpenVPN but rather want '''IPSec'''-based VPN. | + | * Some systems don't support OpenVPN but rather want '''IPSec'''-based VPN. |
| − | * It might be worth investigating the use of [http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/CURRENT-TREE/doc/quickstart.html FreeS/WAN] VPN architecture. Wouldn't it be cool to support '''BOTH with Amahi'''! Then I assume a large swath of potential enterprise software would connect to it (including my phone!). | + | ** It might be worth investigating the use of [http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/CURRENT-TREE/doc/quickstart.html FreeS/WAN] VPN architecture. Wouldn't it be cool to support '''BOTH with Amahi'''! Then I assume a large swath of potential enterprise software would connect to it (including my phone!). |
== Built-Ins == | == Built-Ins == | ||
Revision as of 18:28, 24 September 2008
What to talk? Meet me in IRC or leave a note on my discussion page. You can also read my personal (non-Amahi) blog at spatialguru.com.
I started using and testing Amahi in Sept. 09 - starting with helping to test Fedora 9. Enough about that.. I'm using this page to keep bookmarks for related technology I'm looking at trying to use with Amahi. Or just fun looking stuff that would be cool to do with it.
Contents
Branding
- Setting Firefox default home page URL to amahi.org.
- Would be cool to set the live bookmarks and other defaults as well
- See FirefoxDefaults for my progress.
Applications
- What will be done for installing new web apps? Will there be a common online repository location? Any sort of validation/certification of the app? This could be where HDA really takes off, so I'm thrilled to see the web-app setup tab working well.
- Remote applications - in some cases it may be worth investigating an easy solution for running X Window apps from the HDA remotely on client machines. The best cross-platform solution I can think of is having HDA host a pre-configured copy of QEMU that has a mini distribution of Linux, like DSL with an X server included. Then it would connect to HDA automatically and do something. Thereby reducing the complexity of having to use X or VNC manually. Of course, the VNC approach may be okay too.
- IRC Support Chat - include a basic IRC proxy server that automatically connects to the #amahi channel for real time web-based chatting with project support team! Currently testing CGI IRC Perl approach
- RSS Feed Reader - e.g. FOSS Gregarius
- Email reader - e.g. Posterity
- Surveying and polling
Networking & Backups
- PBA backups don't seem possible with default Mac OS X 10.x BIOS, so maybe running Netboot server on HDA would help somehow. Probably not helpful with backups, but at least letting, say, a Macbook network boot would be really cool.
- Mac OS X BSDP Service using a GNU/Linux Server
- Etherboot howtos
- system rescue cd might be able to boot it, then let PBA take over. tried but didn't get too far
- I also wonder if some sort of VM could be run on any client and that would help run some more complex rsync incrementals.. hmm
- I don't know where it's at already, but Printer Sharing must be high on some lists. I know I'm sick of having to have a printer tethered to my computer :)
- I'd like some sort of name resolution redundancy so that when HDA goes down, my PCs can at least still surf the 'net. Does that mean having a secondary DNS setup in DHCP?
- volume management need easy tools for adding new volumes, e.g external drives and setting user parameters, etc. Also do an automated sharepoint mapping samba/nfs for them. Idea being that a user can plug it in and not do anything on the desktop itself.
- NFS shares are defined in /etc/exports. Would be good to have exports that mirror the samba shares - to give more options. I know on Mac it seems to handle NFS quicker.
Mapping Applications
- I put together this simple web-mapping application demo: HDA Maps
- Using OpenLayers and a few simple web mapping services for data. All open source and open data.
- Future ideas, allow data upload to home folder, then run my custom indexing scripts, add them to the map
- Set up a basic WFS (and WMS) that allows users to edit vectors on the map and save them to the HDA.
VPN & Security
- Some systems don't support OpenVPN but rather want IPSec-based VPN.
- It might be worth investigating the use of FreeS/WAN VPN architecture. Wouldn't it be cool to support BOTH with Amahi! Then I assume a large swath of potential enterprise software would connect to it (including my phone!).
Built-Ins
- Contacts / Address book would be very useful, especially for home networks. Icing on the cake: I've seen some really neat integration with PDF output too, to print address labels. (that was through CivicRM stuff)
- Alarms - perhaps in combination with the calendar app, there is some way to "inject" calendar alarms into web pages! E.g. maybe adding a frame or something to a page your request, or throwing out a pop-up, etc. I have no clue if this is possible but it would be similar to captive portal wifi node idea used (annoyingly) in hotels.
- Web bookmark system for sharing with other in your network.
Key Management
It would nice for the user management web tools to make it easy to access users public ssh keys, especially if there can be some good instructions for installing them. Perhaps this could be used to mount drives easier without having to log in.
Databases & Code
- Sometime people like to have their own little databases - e.g. for a small workgroup. So, like the file sharing capabilities I would like to see some phpMysql sort of apps that allow simple creation of tables and GUIs for running basic reports. I haven't done this in a long time, so I'm unaware of what is available, but keeping it listed here for a rainy day. I think it would be a cool app for small biz examples.
- preferably using sqlite so that the app & db could be portable or shared
- SVN server - I think the server is already installed just needs configurating?
