<div dir="ltr">Hi All,<br>I am Ajay Kumar, 25 year old, Software Engineering student currently in my final year, and a Sahana Developer.<br>Post GSoC 2008, I am working on a separate project where my main motive is to use the Openmoko phone, FreeRunner as an effective disaster reporting tool and data communication with a client application.<br>
<br>Primarily, I will need to use the following features of the phone and make them available to my application.<br>
1. GPS<br>2. WiFI<br>3. Touch Input<br><br>Also at a further stage, I will need to use the SMS, GPRS features too.<br><br>A detailed proposal which I have written is available here for those who are interested.<br>Proposal: <a href="http://www.ajuonline.net/academics/AJ_Openmoko_Sahana_Proposal.pdf">http://www.ajuonline.net/academics/AJ_Openmoko_Sahana_Proposal.pdf</a><br>
<br>But since the project is something new, I will be basing my development so has to have something that "just works" and then iterating it over time.<br><br>My primary reasons of choosing the Openmoko phone is:<br>
1. FOSS - matches with the Sahana ideology.<br>2. Larger & active developer community - it has its own benefit in terms of contributions to maintain the project in future.<br><br>For your reference, my academic project duration is:<br>
1. Mid term - End of Research & Analysis Phase: October 27 2008.<br>2. Final deadline & Presentation: Mid April 2009.<br><br>My proposal @ college has been approved last week and I am working ahead on this project.<br>
<br>I will be posting updates and research outcomes as I progress.<br><br>Since I am new to Openmoko development, your suggestions and advise on how to get started would be really appreciated.<br><br>Thanks & Regards,<br>
<br>Ajay Kumar<br><br>/me blogs @ <a href="http://ajuonline.net">http://ajuonline.net</a><br></div>