Workshops/Briar hackathon - Revision history

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	* Check out, compile and explore the existing codebase		* Check out, compile and explore the existing codebase
	* I want a pony!		* I want a pony!

			[[Category:Workshops]]

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	On 29 June 2012 we'll be holding an all-day hackathon at London Hackspace. If you're curious about Briar, want to check out the existing code, or have some ideas to contribute, please come along! The event is free and food will be provided.		On 29 June 2012 we'll be holding an all-day hackathon at London Hackspace. If you're curious about Briar, want to check out the existing code, or have some ideas to contribute, please come along! The event is free and food will be provided.

	Please email ~~[mailto:~~michael@briarproject.org ~~michael@briarproject.org]~~ if you have any questions.		Please email '''michael at briarproject dot org''' if you have any questions.

	== What to Bring ==		== What to Bring ==

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2012-06-19T13:36:58Z

Hacking Suggestions

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	== Hacking Suggestions ==		== Hacking Suggestions ==

	* Write an Android app that makes it ~~easy for non-experts~~ to exchange encryption keys face-to-face		* Write an Android app that makes it simple to exchange encryption keys face-to-face
	* Write a Java library to strip metadata from photos and videos		* Write a Java library to strip metadata from photos and videos
	* Develop user interface concepts for anonymous and pseudonymous messaging		* Develop user interface concepts for anonymous and pseudonymous messaging

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2012-06-19T13:17:21Z

Hacking Suggestions

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	== Hacking Suggestions ==		== Hacking Suggestions ==

	* Write an Android app that makes it easy for non-experts to exchange encryption keys		* Write an Android app that makes it easy for non-experts to exchange encryption keys face-to-face
	* Write a Java library to strip metadata from photos and videos		* Write a Java library to strip metadata from photos and videos
	* Develop user interface concepts for anonymous and pseudonymous messaging		* Develop user interface concepts for anonymous and pseudonymous messaging

Inkey at 13:06, 19 June 2012

2012-06-19T13:06:52Z

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	[http://briar.sf.net Briar] is an open source project to develop secure communication tools for people living in authoritarian societies. We're writing Android and Java apps that people can use to build encrypted networks based on their real-world trust relationships. The protocols are designed to operate online (using P2P connections between users) or offline (using Bluetooth, WiFi and even USB sticks), ~~so they can~~ route around internet censorship and survive communication blackouts.		[http://briar.sf.net Briar] is an open source project to develop secure communication tools for people living in authoritarian societies. We're writing Android and Java apps that people can use to build encrypted networks based on their real-world trust relationships. The protocols are designed to operate online (using P2P connections between users) or offline (using Bluetooth, WiFi and even USB sticks), to route around internet censorship and survive communication blackouts.

	On 29 June 2012 we'll be holding an all-day hackathon at London Hackspace. If you're curious about Briar, want to check out the existing code, or have some ideas to contribute, please come along! The event is free and food will be provided ~~(probably pizza)~~.		On 29 June 2012 we'll be holding an all-day hackathon at London Hackspace. If you're curious about Briar, want to check out the existing code, or have some ideas to contribute, please come along! The event is free and food will be provided.

	Please email ~~'''~~michael at briarproject ~~dot~~ org~~'''~~ if you have any questions.		Please email [mailto:michael@briarproject.org michael@briarproject.org] if you have any questions.

	== What to Bring ==		== What to Bring ==
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	== Hacking Suggestions ==		== Hacking Suggestions ==

	* Check out, compile and explore the code
	* Write an Android app that makes it easy for non-experts to exchange encryption keys		* Write an Android app that makes it easy for non-experts to exchange encryption keys
	* Write a Java library to strip metadata from photos and videos		* Write a Java library to strip metadata from photos and videos
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	* Hack on [https://silvertunnel.org/netlib.html Silvertunnel], the library we're using to tunnel Briar connections through [https://torproject.org Tor]		* Hack on [https://silvertunnel.org/netlib.html Silvertunnel], the library we're using to tunnel Briar connections through [https://torproject.org Tor]
	* Design a protocol for delay-tolerant collaborative editing		* Design a protocol for delay-tolerant collaborative editing
			* Check out, compile and explore the existing codebase
	* I want a pony!		* I want a pony!

Inkey: /* Hacking Suggestions */

2012-06-19T12:55:11Z

Hacking Suggestions

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	* Write an Android app that makes it easy for non-experts to exchange encryption keys		* Write an Android app that makes it easy for non-experts to exchange encryption keys
	* Write a Java library to strip metadata from photos and videos		* Write a Java library to strip metadata from photos and videos
			* Develop user interface concepts for anonymous and pseudonymous messaging
	* Write a plugin to transport data using your favourite communication channel (handheld radios, dialup modems, carrier pigeons, etc)		* Write a plugin to transport data using your favourite communication channel (handheld radios, dialup modems, carrier pigeons, etc)
	* Write a plugin to transport data using your favourite web service (Flickr, Dropbox, Gmail, etc)		* Write a plugin to transport data using your favourite web service (Flickr, Dropbox, Gmail, etc)
			* Think of ways censors could detect, disrupt or monitor Briar networks
			* Hack on [https://silvertunnel.org/netlib.html Silvertunnel], the library we're using to tunnel Briar connections through [https://torproject.org Tor]
	* Design a protocol for delay-tolerant collaborative editing		* Design a protocol for delay-tolerant collaborative editing
	* ~~Think of ways censors could disrupt or monitor Briar networks~~		* I want a pony!
	* Hack on [https://silvertunnel.org/netlib.html Silvertunnel], the library we're using to tunnel Briar connections through [https://torproject.org Tor]
	* A pony

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2012-06-19T09:27:46Z

Hacking Suggestions

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	* Check out, compile and explore the code		* Check out, compile and explore the code
	* Write an Android app that makes it easy for non-experts to exchange encryption keys		* Write an Android app that makes it easy for non-experts to exchange encryption keys
	* Write a library to strip metadata from photos and videos		* Write a Java library to strip metadata from photos and videos
	* Write a plugin to transport data using your favourite communication channel (handheld radios, dialup modems, carrier pigeons, etc)		* Write a plugin to transport data using your favourite communication channel (handheld radios, dialup modems, carrier pigeons, etc)
	* Write a plugin to transport data using your favourite web service (Flickr, Dropbox, Gmail, etc)		* Write a plugin to transport data using your favourite web service (Flickr, Dropbox, Gmail, etc)

Inkey: /* What to Bring */

2012-06-19T09:27:01Z

What to Bring

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	If you're planning to write code, please bring a laptop with [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html Java] and [http://eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-developers/indigosr2 Eclipse] installed. If you're interested in mobile development you should also install the [https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Android SDK].		If you're planning to write code, please bring a laptop with [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html Java] and [http://eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-developers/indigosr2 Eclipse] installed. If you're interested in mobile development you should also install the [https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Android SDK].

	If you're not planning to write code, just bring your brain and whatever ~~other tools~~ you use for thinking. Designers, writers, translators and potential users are very welcome!		If you're not planning to write code, just bring your brain and whatever else you use for thinking. Designers, writers, translators and potential users are very welcome!

	== Where and When ==		== Where and When ==

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2012-06-19T09:21:08Z

Where and When

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	London Hackspace, [[Laboratory_24\|Unit 24, Cremer Business Centre]], 37 Cremer Street, London E2 8HD.		London Hackspace, [[Laboratory_24\|Unit 24, Cremer Business Centre]], 37 Cremer Street, London E2 8HD.

	Friday 29 June 2012, 10am - ~~6pm~~.		Friday 29 June 2012, 10am - 8pm (drop in any time).

	If you're not a hackspace member, just ring the doorbell and come through to the quiet room, which is directly in front of you as you come through the door.		If you're not a hackspace member, just ring the doorbell and come through to the quiet room, which is directly in front of you as you come through the door.

Inkey at 09:12, 19 June 2012

2012-06-19T09:12:34Z

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	[~~https~~://briar.~~sourceforge~~.net Briar] is an open source project to develop secure communication tools for people living in authoritarian societies. We're writing Android and Java apps that people can use to build encrypted networks based on their real-world trust relationships. The protocols are designed to operate online (using P2P connections between users) or offline (using Bluetooth, WiFi and even USB sticks), so they can route around internet censorship and survive communication blackouts.		[http://briar.sf.net Briar] is an open source project to develop secure communication tools for people living in authoritarian societies. We're writing Android and Java apps that people can use to build encrypted networks based on their real-world trust relationships. The protocols are designed to operate online (using P2P connections between users) or offline (using Bluetooth, WiFi and even USB sticks), so they can route around internet censorship and survive communication blackouts.

	On 29 June 2012 we'll be holding an all-day hackathon at London Hackspace. If you're curious about Briar, want to check out the existing code, or have some ideas to contribute, please come along! The event is free and food will be provided (probably pizza).		On 29 June 2012 we'll be holding an all-day hackathon at London Hackspace. If you're curious about Briar, want to check out the existing code, or have some ideas to contribute, please come along! The event is free and food will be provided (probably pizza).
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	Friday 29 June 2012, 10am - 6pm.		Friday 29 June 2012, 10am - 6pm.

	If you're not a hackspace member, just ring the doorbell and come through to the quiet ~~lab~~, which is directly in front of you as you come through the door.		If you're not a hackspace member, just ring the doorbell and come through to the quiet room, which is directly in front of you as you come through the door.

	== Hacking Suggestions ==		== Hacking Suggestions ==
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	* Write a plugin to transport data using your favourite web service (Flickr, Dropbox, Gmail, etc)		* Write a plugin to transport data using your favourite web service (Flickr, Dropbox, Gmail, etc)
	* Design a protocol for delay-tolerant collaborative editing		* Design a protocol for delay-tolerant collaborative editing
			* Think of ways censors could disrupt or monitor Briar networks
			* Hack on [https://silvertunnel.org/netlib.html Silvertunnel], the library we're using to tunnel Briar connections through [https://torproject.org Tor]
	* A pony		* A pony