2017-06-22 - Re: [GRASE-Hotspot] Re: Version 4.0 funding discussion (Mini roadmap)

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From: “[KIRA_90]” <ki***0@gmail.com>
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UTC Datetime: 2017-06-22 04:41:49 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:41:49 +0800

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Tim,

It's been awhile i come back here. This is a great progress as we are
closing to the new roadmap. I also been using Grase since starting my
project on Rural WISP system on 2015. So far, there is minor issue i did
face while using grase, but it's better and expected since this project is
open source. Still, as you mentioned, the project need support to go on the
next level.

I will help on the donation and will arrange the support donation around
this 30 days. :)

Will be back to you soon. Send me information on how i can send the support
for you, Tim.


On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 12:53 AM, Vikram Yadav <vi***n@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear Tim,
>
> i'm using GraseHotspot 3.8 ver. i like this software and i want to donate
> some amount for this project .
>
> I will donate some amount within 20 days
>
>
>
>
> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 2:20:51 AM UTC+5:30, timwhite88 wrote:
>>
>> To the community of Grase Hotspot users,
>>
>> It's been a while since I updated you on my intention and hopes for the
>> Grase hotspot, so I thought it time to check in and share what's been going
>> on.
>>
>> I have been working on some changes to the Grase Hotspot, and I have a
>> full roadmap that I want to share with you about where we're heading and
>> exciting new functionality I want to include. I've started on the multiple
>> package repositories and moving the backend to Symfony, but there's lots
>> more work to be done.  I've included the road map at the end of this email.
>>
>> The limiting factor for all of this at the moment is time.  I currently
>> work full time at my day job and come home just in time to eat with my wife
>> and four small children and do bedtime (which if any of you have children
>> know takes far more time than I'd ever thought possible before).  I would
>> desperately love to put some good time into expanding the functionality of
>> Grase hotspot and making it work really well, but I just simply don't have
>> the time.  I've thought about a lot of different ways to be able to work on
>> it AND bring money in to feed the family, but I haven't come up with
>> anything that doesn't commercialise it and make it less accessible than it
>> is now.  Then it occurred to me that it just may be possible that there are
>> others out there who would be willing to support this project.
>>
>> What I'm interested in finding out is if there is any interest in this
>> community supporting me to make the Grase Hotspot to the next level.
>> Something like Patreon (although ideally without the 5% fees they take)
>> where people or businesses would commit to a monthly amount to help make
>> this my "day job."  If there was enough interest to cover even 1 or 2 days
>> work a week, then the hotspot would progress much, much faster.
>>
>> I've been working on this project since I first developed the Grase
>> hotspot 9 years ago.  I'm a big believer in open source software, so I have
>> no intention of closing the community out by making it closed source, or
>> making a paid "premium" version.  When a cloud version is developed, I
>> would probably sell a hosted version, simply to make it easier for people
>> who just want to run a small hotspot (e.g. with an OpenMesh AP), including
>> for families, without the work of hosting the backend.  However this would
>> still be the open source version.
>>
>> If you think you can assist with making the Grase Hotspot my "day job,"
>> I'd love to hear from you.
>> Otherwise things will continue to progress as my time permits.
>> I'm committed to this, and will continue to be, no matter what that looks
>> like.
>>
>> Thanks for using the Grase Hotspot and for being a part of this community.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> *Hotspot Roadmap*
>> As many of you are aware, the current 3.8 version doesn't run on Ubuntu
>> 16.04, or Debian 9. There are technical difficulties with getting things to
>> run (in PHP) both on 14.04, 16.04 and Debian 9, not helped by some legacy
>> aspects of the Grase codebase (PEAR libraries anyone?).
>>
>> I have a mini roadmap of where I'd like to take Grase for version 4, so I
>> might as well share it with you all.
>>
>>    - PHP 7 (Will be required, makes for a nicer codebase)
>>    - RESTful API for backend (Symfony based)
>>    - Javascript based frontend (Angular/React, or something else)
>>       - Mobile friendly
>>    - The merging of the radius and radmin databases into one with proper
>>    foreign keys where possible (We are still somewhat restricted with the
>>    Freeradius SQL schema)
>>    - Latest Coova Chilli
>>    - Multiple package repositories, one per distribution, so we can
>>    better support different versions of dependencies (Freeradius 2 vs 3)
>>    - Support "cloud" deployments. Where the Database/Backend can be
>>    hosted away from the wireless access controller, coova-chilli. This would
>>    also allow multiple sites from one database/backend
>>
>> My intention would be to bring all current functionality from 3.8 into 4,
>> although some  features may have to wait until 4.1.
>>
>> Work has already been done on the multiple package repositories, and
>> moving the backend to Symfony. The database merge is also done as part of
>> that.
>>
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