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Re: GSoC 14 : GNU Journal
From: |
Alfred M. Szmidt |
Subject: |
Re: GSoC 14 : GNU Journal |
Date: |
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:59:51 -0500 |
It would be great to see a product from GNU about a diary entry
software, a daily journal for users. The rednotebook
(http://rednotebook.sourceforge.net/) and DavidRM Journal (
http://www.davidrm.com/) are very good examples of it. There are
lot of features that can be incorporated into this new product
apart from the existing ones. The product might be extended with
very fabulous features like encrypting the entries with public
keys. More features like cloud integration, calendar, sync, notes
etc. can be included.
I don't know if this is too less or too much for GSoC. We can
always add or remove things in this accordingly.
What is wrong with Emacs' diary/calendar mode? You already have (the
best) calendar support there, encryption support, and a easily
shareable format.
Please try to avoid using the word `product' when describing software,
neither of these web pages -- or rather programs -- are `products'.
The term `product' comes from the material world, where you can
`consume' something -- i.e. something that ceases (or deteriorates) to
exist after it has been used. It also implies a helplessnes of `the
consumer' in that they only have one task, to consume -- and not to
create, modify, and learn. It also puts users into the thought that
they are not in control over "the product" -- see Apple as a excellent
example of how one can trap users into `products'.