Replicant

= Tasks =

Here is a list of the tasks that need to be done in order to improve Replicant:

|| Task || Status || Replicant version || Device || Required skills || Difficulty || Comments ||

|| Bash as default shell || TODO || N/A || N/A || Android low level || Easy || The current default shell is busybox one. Bash would be great as default terminal and adb shell as it features tab completion. ||

|| Local account provider || TODO || N/A || N/A || Java, Android framework || Hard || Add an account provider that stores all data on local sqlite dbs. We need this to have offline calendar. 

|| Document how to rebuild what's prebuilt || TODO || N/A || N/A || gcc || Hard || It's possible to rebuild all that is prebuilt (PaulK did it), document how. ||

|| Document how to have everything native 64b || TODO || N/A || N/A || gcc || Hard || All the prebuilt and build host tools can be native 64b (except the emulator that segfaults) (PaulK did it) document how. ||

|| Add USB Networking settings on framework and Settings app || TODO || N/A || N/A || Java, Android framework || Hard || PaulK started the work on this but it's bugged ||

|| Write/find/adapt a gallery app that doesn't depend on 3D || TODO || N/A || N/A || Java || Hard || We need an usable gallery app that doesn't depend on 3D ||

|| Continue the work on AKM8976A (accelerometer + compass) || TODO || Replicant 2.2 || HTC Dream || lowlevel C, physics laws knowledge || Very very hard || PaulK started the work to reverse the AKM8976A userspace lib but failed ||

|| Continue the work on MSM Camera || TODO || Replicant 2.2 || HTC Dream || lowlevel C || Very hard || PaulK started the work : only 1 non-free lib is needed out of 2. Reverse the one that remains. ||

|| Automatic hardware keymap recognition || TODO ||Replicant 2.2 || HTC Dream || C || Medium || Find a way to recognise the correct hardware keypad (EN and FR should be on the repos) ||

|| Color preview in Camera || TODO || Replicant 2.3 || Nexus S || C, C++ || Medium || Understand the camera process and manage to get color preview in Camera ||

|| Show photo on camera postview || TODO || Replicant 2.3 || Nexus S || C, C++ || Medium || The taken shot isn't shot on the postview screen ||

|| Investigate why Camera app is slow || TODO || Replicant 2.3 || Nexus S || Java, C, C++ || Medium || Camera app isn't very responsive while preview feed is on ||

|| Add more OMX free video decoders || TODO || N/A || N/A || C, C++ || Hard || Currently, Replicant doesn't support a lot of video decoders. I twould be nice to at least have theora. || 

|| Add OMX free video encoders || TODO || N/A || N/A || C, C++ || Hard || It seems that there is no video encoder at all on Replicant, so we can't record videos. || 

|| Write doc about how to setup and use adb (with 32b deps) || TODO || N/A || N/A || Sys admin || easy || We just provide the binary but there is no doc on how to install and use it. Clue: lib for 64b systems is ia32-libs || 

|| Build 2.3 SDK || TODO || Replicant 2.3 || N/A || Android build system || medium || In the past, we had to fix some files in Replicant 2.2 in order to build the SDK. ||