[maemo-developers] Google Summer of Code Proposal

[From: Sivan Greenberg]

Dear Sukhbir,

 I'd be interested to work with you on this idea. I've had it for a while
now and I could serve as a mentor if this realizes.

Sivan

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Sukhbir Singh <singheinstein at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello everyone.
>
>
> I am interested in developing for Maemo under Google's Summer of Code
> program and the project 'Answering Machine/Call Rejector' on the Ideas
> page interests me particularly.
>
> I have been using a Nokia phone ever since I can remember and I used to
> love the 'Screened Number' features the classic Nokia phones allowed.
> However, as I kept upgrading my phone, I noticed that such a feature was
> never there (Nokia E63 now), even on the high-end phones. The need for a
> blacklisting software led me to some commercial S60 software (I won't
> mention the names though).
>
> I find it odd saying, but I have expertise in this field! I have been using
> such software for two - three years now on a variety of S60 phones, and I
> know what features should be there. Specifically, I feel the need for :
>
> 1. Blacklist - Calls you don't want to attend at all.
>
> 2. Whitelist - This feature is not usually found in many commercial
> software also, but it is required. There are many-a-times you want to
> receive calls only from a few numbers and automatically reject the other
> ones. If you blacklist some numbers, that works only for the contacts that
> are you in your phone book. Otherwise for unknown numbers, the phone does
> alert you. When you want to attend calls only from a few numbers, then
> Blacklisted numbers don't do justice.
>
> 3. Support for text messages screening - Again, whitelist and blacklist. I
> think the blacklist/ whitelist for voice calls should be different from text
> messages. This again I base on personal experience.
>
> 4. Time based call rejecting - Set it up and forget!
>
> If any developer is interested in mentoring this, please let me know. I
> think this is a must have feature. Coupled with the answering machine
> function, it can work out wonderfully.
>
>
> --
> Sukhbir
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