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== Project overview ==
== Project overview ==
Project Link (formerly Foxlink) is a short-term experiment to build a software building block that can interact with various devices. Most code is done in [https://www.rust-lang.org/ Rust].
Project Link (formerly Foxlink) is a short-term experiment to build a software building block that can interact with various devices. Most code is done in [https://www.rust-lang.org/ Rust].
== Participation ==
Project Link is at a very early stage and we are still figuring out many thing, including how to best accept contributions. But don't let this deter you!
The core of Project Link is developed in [https://www.rust-lang.org/ Rust]. The front-end is developed in HTML5/JS using REST/WebSocket.
=== Help Wanted ===
We maintain lists of issues for which we are looking for help.
* Help Wanted... [https://github.com/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Help+wanted%22+user%3Afxbox+no%3Aassignee+-label%3A%22Help+wanted%3A+Help+found%22+label%3A%22Skill%3A+Rust%22+ in Rust].
* Help Wanted... [https://github.com/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Help+wanted%22+user%3Afxbox+no%3Aassignee+-label%3A%22Help+wanted%3A+Help+found%22+label%3A%22Skill%3A+Web+App%22+ in HTML5/JS ].
* Help Wanted... [https://github.com/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Help+wanted%22+user%3Afxbox+no%3Aassignee+-label%3A%22Help+wanted%3A+Help+found%22+label%3A%22Skill%3A+Story%22+ coming up with use cases and stories ]
We also maintain a full, unclassified, list of ongoing issues. If you wish to help, don't hesitate to look at them, but they may not be as easy or as detailed:
* [https://github.com/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=user%3Afxbox+is%3Aissue+no%3Aassignee+-label%3A%22Help+wanted%3A+Help+found%22+ Other issues]
And all our source code may be found on [https://github.com/fxbox/ GitHub repositories].
=== Getting in touch ===
The best way to get in touch with us is to come and chat through irc. We can be found on [http://chat.mibbit.com/?channel=%23foxlink&server=irc.mozilla.org channel #foxlink of irc.mozilla.org].
We should have a public mailing-list available within a few days.
If you wish to file a bug, please visit our [https://github.com/fxbox/ GitHub repositories] and file an issue.
We are planning to offer a communication channel to suggest featuers, improvements or radical new directions. We will post details once we are satisfied with the mechanics.


== Development process ==
== Development process ==
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=== Repositories ===
=== Repositories ===


All code is open source and hosted on [https://github.com/fxbox/ GitHub repositories]. Please file bugs on Github issues for these repositories.
All code is open source and hosted Please file bugs on Github issues for these repositories.


=== IRC ===
=== IRC ===
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* [https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/foxlink Straw-man PoC description on etherpad]
* [https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/foxlink Straw-man PoC description on etherpad]
* [https://drive.google.com/a/mozilla.com/folderview?id=0B6jZCAHNVaWEdzNIWXhteHM2MUE Google Drive folder] (everything is behind closed doors so far but we're working on opening this up.)
* [https://drive.google.com/a/mozilla.com/folderview?id=0B6jZCAHNVaWEdzNIWXhteHM2MUE Google Drive folder] (everything is behind closed doors so far but we're working on opening this up.)
== Participation ==
Given the very early stage of the project and its uncertain nature, we can't promise to accept contributions yet. But still you can have a look at existing issues on GitHub and if some issues look appealing you can ask about them.
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