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Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by mdnahas »

Parchive, a.k.a. “.par2” files

Parchive is a file format for redundant files. If any of the original files are damaged, the redundancy lets them be restored. It is used for transmission over faulty networks (like Usenet) and for protecting storage (like backups).

Version 2 clients had 7+ million downloads. Version 2 had bugs and limitations, so I’ve designed Version 3 with fixes and new features, such as incremental backups. Version 3 needs a reference implementation to be coded and tested.

It could be coded by a single person. The reference implementation just needs to read and write files and compute on the data. A follow on would be a high-performance implementation using threads, heavy optimization, and a static or dynamic library interface. It’s a good project for someone looking to prove their coding skills while doing the good deed of protecting data.

https://parchive.github.io/

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by mdnahas »

mdnahas wrote: post #101

Parchive, a.k.a. “.par2” files Parchive is a file format for redundant files. If any of the original files are damaged, the redundancy lets them be restored. It is used for transmission over faulty networks (like Usenet) and for protecting storage (like backups). Version 2 clients had 7+ million downloads. Version 2 had bugs and limitations, so I’ve designed Version 3 with fixes and new features, such as incremental…

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Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by vednig »

wombatpm wrote: post #31
hombre_fatal wrote: post #16

I'm skeptical that this does anything. I'd wager that just about nobody is sitting around with all this energy waiting to contribute to a project they've never used and just heard about in an HN thread. I'm sure you get some commitments of people who say they will help. Just like people say they'll pay for your product once you build it and people who say they'll go to an event 6 months from now. It's hard enough to…

I just took a new role that moves me out of day-to-day coding. I clicked into this thread looking to find a python project that needs help so that I can keep my coding skills sharp.

If you're interested in a python project, take a look at https://github.com/doshareme/server . Join us on Discord https://dub.sh/doshare-discord

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by hombre_fatal »

whamlastxmas wrote: post #54
hombre_fatal wrote: post #16

I'm skeptical that this does anything. I'd wager that just about nobody is sitting around with all this energy waiting to contribute to a project they've never used and just heard about in an HN thread. I'm sure you get some commitments of people who say they will help. Just like people say they'll pay for your product once you build it and people who say they'll go to an event 6 months from now. It's hard enough to…

I disagree. I’ve been on sabbatical and wanting to not get rusty, so I like the idea of contributing to OSS in a way that feels rewarding and desired

Well sure, but the question is whether you actually did it, not whether you liked the idea of it.

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by yagarea »

JekTeX - A Jekyll plugin for fast server-side cached LaTeX rendering, with support for macros. ( https://github.com/yagarea/jektex )

I would like to split it to the multiple files and make some unit tests. + I have two issues that should be easy to fix but I have no time to try to solve them because my uni takes more time than I would like.

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by r3db34rd »

_whiteCaps_ wrote: post #62
_fizz_buzz_ wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Kicad is amazing. I was trying to contribute a while ago. But setting everything up and compiling is a bit tricky. I think I will give it another shot.

Following their docs and noting any difficulties might be helpful even if you don't get to any actual coding.

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Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by aaronbrethorst »

mraza007 wrote: post #92
aaronbrethorst wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All of the above: product roadmap, coordinating developers’ work, specs and designs, and anything else you can think of.

Would you be open to someone for those tasks? I just checkout your project and it looks amazing. I’m not a Mobile Developer but I have definitely worked with Java especially with Springboot Would love to get in touch with you

Check out the contact links in my original post. Please reach out! :)

Re: Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

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Post by Cyphase »

parasti wrote: post #60

I maintain Neverball, a 3D rolling ball game. It's a spare time project for me. Written in C, ported to the web via WASM and handwritten HTML/CSS/JS ( https://play.neverball.org ). Been polishing the web app for a while, but looking for critiques that might help me pinpoint where the web app falls short of expectation. Contacts: https://github.com/Neverball/neverball/discussions or HN.

Thank you! I have fond memories of Neverball and Neverputt, and still play them occasionally when the mood strikes.
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