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i am working on this project.
===Push-to-Talk===
Contact me at:


i.am.zubu [AT] gmail [DOT] com


for any queries.
===Description===
I would implement a Push-To-Talk activity for the XO. It would act like a walkie-talkie. It would provide XO with the much needed VoIP. I would also enable it to play media files on other XO s from the XO which is sharing the media file.


===Features===


Use Case:
#Sugar activity model based
#Streams music
#Silent until button pressed
#Mixes simultaneous speakers
#Activity has to be shared to allow streaming
#Multiple connections
#VoIP
#User who may not get an invitation to join the activity may request one to the caller from the neighborhood view.


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'''Individual Test Distribution Story''':
#Caller shares activity in the neighborhood or to a specific user.As such all users with Push-to-talk receive an invitation to join / share the activity to converse with the caller.
#The call by the caller is accepted by the users by clicking on a green button in the GUI of the Push-to-Talk.
#Users who may not get an invitation may request the caller to allow him/her to join the activity.This may appear as yellow notification on the GUI of the caller.The name of the user would also be displayed.The caller may press the yellow notification / button to accept the user else he may ignore it.Once the user is accepted he is treated like a normal user.
#The users could disconnect from the call by pressing on the Red button in the GUI to leave the shared activity.
#Similarly the caller may disconnect from the users of the shared activity.He would press the red button and then the name of the user he would like to disconnect.
#To end activity, caller disconnects from the activity by pressing STOP.

===Technologies===
#TCP/IP and audio interfacing is what would be required.
#Later icecast server for streaming music MP3 audio streams.
#Gtk+ would be used for developing the graphics part.
#Use Farsight.

===Needs===
#It would provide XO with a VoIP activity.It is about facilitating free speech. It is but natural for humans to speak.The very ability to talk has brought mankind this far.Thus, Push-to-Talk would provide an easy way to converse with anyone who is using this activity.
#Locally, it would allow conversations and allow sharing of media files.It would also be used as a platform to develop a community radio http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Xoradio
#It would allow interactions between children from different schools across the globe.It would lead to free speech.
#It could also be used a Disaster Management tool.

===TimeLine===

#Implement Command Line Interface for setting up a multicast network.
#Establish chatting interface through which users can chat textually through the command line.
#Work on icecast server

#Add audio interface.
#Work on GUI
#Upload snapshots of GUI on wiki.

#Change from CLI to GUI

#Documentation
#Testing

#Defect Tracking
#Work on Alpha Release

[ALPHA RELEASE]

#Write "Read Me" file. i.e Work on Documentation
#Provide Bug List
#Testing on XO
#Community Testing

#Feedback from Community
#Minor tweaking
#Prepare for Beta Release
#Commenting the other parts of the push-to-talk source code, to make it a little easier to understand for newcomers to this project.

===Progress===

#Submitting proposal

===Contact===
I am Zubair Assad.Feel free to contact me at: i.am.zubu[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Latest revision as of 10:26, 27 April 2009

i am working on this project. Contact me at:

i.am.zubu [AT] gmail [DOT] com

for any queries.


Use Case:

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