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We have ideas. Lots of ideas.  And some of them might just be darn cool.  So we challenge you, dear developer, help us out and win fame and glory (and maybe, just maybe, [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/4293 a job]).
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{{Infobox|'''Here for [http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012 Google Summer of Code]? See [[Summer of Code 2012]] for details about what we're looking for in [http://www.windows8softwares.com applications] this year.  Please read that page... most of the ideas below do not apply this year.'''}}
  
Some challenges have been met and completed -- those have been moved to the [[Completed Tech Challenges]] page.
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{{Infobox|This page is for ideas and wishes: technology projects that would be beneficial for Creative Commons and our community, but which we don't have resources to build ourselves. If you've found a '''bug''' or have a feature request for existing tools/services, please report it in the [http://code.creativecommons.org/issues bug tracker].}}
  
== [[How to Participate]] ==
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We have ideasLots of ideasAnd some of them might just be darn coolSo we challenge you, dear developer, help us out and win fame and glory (and maybe, just maybe, [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/4293 a job]).
 
 
Please read the [[How to Participate]] page in order to read how to contribute to the various projects.
 
 
 
== [[Embedding Specifications and Implementations]] ==
 
 
 
== [[Developer Aids and Libraries]] ==
 
 
 
== [[Content Creation Applications]] ==
 
 
 
== [[Content Player and Sharing Applications]] ==
 
 
 
== Distribution & Deployment ==
 
 
 
=== [[Distro repositories]] ===
 
 
 
Help spread CC software by packaging and submitting it to Linux distro repositoriesWe need people who are familiar with the process to help shepard [[ccPublisher]], [[http://yergler.net/projects/mozcc mozCC]], [[ccHost]], et al, into the official distro repositoriesContact [[NathanYergler]] if you're interested some knowledge about this and are interested in working on it.
 
 
 
=== [[LiveCD]] ===
 
 
 
[http://live.gnome.org/GnomeLiveCd Gnome] has one.  So does [http://mono-live.com Mono].  Why not CC?  A successful completion of this challenge would produce an ISO image for a bootable system that would be filled with CC licensed content and whatever the state-of-the-art in CC enabled applications is at that timeYou might base it on Knoppix, Ubuntu's Live CD, or roll your own.
 
 
 
== License-aware Search Applications ==
 
 
 
=== Add license search to a major commercial search engine ===
 
 
 
Currently we have a [http://creativecommons.org/technology/search demonstration search] that works by telling AlltheWeb to limit results to pages that link to Creative Commons licenses. While useful, this is far from our vision of a metadata-aware search engine.
 
 
 
The first requirement for a Creative Commons license-aware search engine is that license metadata (RDF embedded in pages) must be indexed. It wouldn't be necessary to index arbitrary RDF initially -- indexing only Creative Commons license metadata would be a good first step along the path to a Semantic Web-enabled search engine.
 
 
 
Once you start indexing license metadata, you can do two obvious things with it:
 
 
 
Provide users with an interface to filter their results by license or license characteristc. The aforementioned AlltheWeb demonstration interface is an example of the latter.
 
 
 
Display license information in search results. This could be done even if a query does not involve a license filter. If you have license information for a result, display the license in proximity to the result.
 
 
 
As you index and understand more metadata, you'll be able to go beyond these basics, with enhanced format or domain-specific searches and richly annotated results.
 
 
 
We've started a benevolent cycle by making it painless and natural for people to publish quality metadata (automatically included in HTML generated for cut&paste publishing by our [http://creativecommons.org/license/ license selection application]). Continue the cycle by enhancing search with metadata -- providing stimulus for users and other applications to generate yet more and better metadata.
 
 
 
 
 
=== CC search for content repository websites ===
 
 
 
eg improve http://flickr.com/creativecommons
 
  
could be done by outside developers in cases where web service api permits
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Some challenges have been met and completed, but fret not -- there are still lots of opportunities for fame and glory.
  
=== Write a custom Creative Commons license-aware search engine ===
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For more ways to participate take a look at the the [[Developers]] portal.
  
'''1 implementation'''
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You'd have to work at a commercial search engine to tackle the previous challenge. However, an individual or small team could build a search engine exclusively for Creative Commons-licensed content, much as several have been built exclusively for searching blogs.
 
  
Update: Prototype up at [http://search.creativecommons.org/ search.creativecommons.org]. Help improve this search engine at its [http://cctools.sourceforge.net/ sourceforge project].
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== Google Summer of Code Ideas ==
  
''TODO'' feature requests for cc/nutch
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We think these ideas are right-sized for Google [[Summer of Code]] projects.  We'll definitely accept applications for ideas that aren't on this list, but these are a good starting point.
  
=== [[Source Query]] ===
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"Who remixed me?" as the new "Who linked me?" This is along the similar lines as trackbacks for blogs which are used to see who is sampling which blogs.
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== Open Challenges ==
  
=== Discovery tools ===
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Add support for Creative Commons licensing to content discovery applications such [http://irate.sourceforge.net/ iRate] which help you find interesting media based upon your favorite playlists, friends choices, and what is popular.
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 15 September 2013


Here for Google Summer of Code? See Summer of Code 2012 for details about what we're looking for in applications this year. Please read that page... most of the ideas below do not apply this year.

This page is for ideas and wishes: technology projects that would be beneficial for Creative Commons and our community, but which we don't have resources to build ourselves. If you've found a bug or have a feature request for existing tools/services, please report it in the bug tracker.

We have ideas. Lots of ideas. And some of them might just be darn cool. So we challenge you, dear developer, help us out and win fame and glory (and maybe, just maybe, a job).

Some challenges have been met and completed, but fret not -- there are still lots of opportunities for fame and glory.

For more ways to participate take a look at the the Developers portal.

{{#forminput:Challenge|35||Add a New Challenge}}


Google Summer of Code Ideas

We think these ideas are right-sized for Google Summer of Code projects. We'll definitely accept applications for ideas that aren't on this list, but these are a good starting point.

{{#ask:Has Challenge Type::Developer Is Complete::false Has Tag::gsoc | ?Related To }}

Open Challenges

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Completed Challenges

{{#ask:Has Challenge Type::Developer Is Complete::true | ?Related To | ?Has Tag }}