E-NABLE Web Central
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The SPC has been discussing how to move the e-NABLE web central effort forward, and the topic of providing some funding for further development came up. I'm proposing that some funds from the Google funding that e-NABLE received might help to enable further development by providing developer support. Among other things I'd particularly like to see more direct integration of the work we've been doing on follow up research. There has also been discussion of adding support for assistive devices that are not hands. We could split these kinds of things into multiple proposals or just generally support WebCentral.
What do folks think?
One othering that maybe belongs in a different post -- we really need more diversity of ideas for what to do with the money. I encourage others to post their ideas and requests for funding for whatever they are doing anyway!
Jon Schull Sat 14 Apr 2018 4:12PM
What are the limitation of a www.enbalewebcentral.com on a smartphone?
Luis Bermudez Sat 14 Apr 2018 6:38PM
I don't see any limitations. The user experience could be optimized, so it's not as time consuming typing everything in with your mobile keyboard. Anyone else see any limitations?
Luis Bermudez Sun 15 Apr 2018 5:16AM
Sounds like something to think about and work around. Seems do-able, and not a blocker or limitation.
Luis Bermudez Tue 17 Apr 2018 6:26AM
I realize that you want more specifics. But that would take some serious brainstorming. At this point, you'll just have to take my word for it. It's do-able. The details are malleable.
But maybe this will satiate your appetite. Proposal 1: make a UX design for the mobile app. Proposal 2: implement the UX design from Proposal 1. Call Proposal 1 a $1k-$2k project. And Proposal 2 a $4k-$8k project. These are wild estimates at highly reduced prices, but I'm sure some nice engineer is willing to work for that amount to help real people in need.
Poll Created Tue 17 Apr 2018 5:15PM
Ongoing e-NABLE Web Central Development Closed Fri 27 Apr 2018 3:01PM
From Jon Schull: Unanimous support and gratitude for Jeremy's proposal and for his work with Aleks. Now seeking coders.
Update, 8/24/2018, from Jeremy Simon: Found our first developer through UpWork (https://www.upwork.com/jobs/_~010ab5190232c34ab9). He's working on his first project now, to confirm his capabilities. So far, so good.
Update, 11/20/2018: Guillermo is doing a very nice job for us. He has completed quite a few bug fixes and some significant new features.
A summary of his time and the items he's worked on can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E98g6JZcZcxDjShDm8HG_L5xhXValXdURk_2D2CiV7k/edit?usp=sharing
Description of Proposed Project:
The 3D Universe team (Jeremy Simon and Aleks Jones) have been working on the development of e-NABLE Web Central for over a year. A lot of work has been completed, but there are many features that we still hope to deliver. We have always done this development work as volunteers without financial support, and we intend to continue doing so as far as our own contributions are concerned. However, moving forward, we are going to need the help of additional developers, and we are seeking funding assistance to help pay these additional developers for their work.
Expected results/impact:
We plan to build on the existing functionality of e-NABLE Web Central to offer additional features and capabilities, as outlined in our roadmap. The roadmap is organized into four phases. Phase 1 is complete, and Phase 2 is mostly complete. The funding we're seeking will relate primarily to the features outlined for Phase 3.
Estimate of work effort involved:
Phase 3 probably involves 8-12 months of work effort, depending on the resources involved. The funding we are seeking here will not necessarily be sufficient to complete all of this work, but it will be enough to provide significant additional functionality and to justify ongoing funding support.
Estimated timeline for completion:
8-12 months for the items listed in Phase 3 of the roadmap.
Names of individuals responsible for deliverables:
Jeremy Simon, Aleks Jones, and additional developers yet to be identified
Amount of funding being requested:
$10,000, paid in multiple installments as development objectives are completed
Results
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Agree | 100.0% | 16 |
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| Abstain | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Disagree | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Block | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 0% | 70 |
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16 of 86 people have participated (18%)
Peter Binkley
Tue 17 Apr 2018 5:40PM
EWC is a proven success. I've been using the service since its first release, and it really works. I'm connected with recipients and other makers, and it really helps us find people seeking devices and deliver successful devices to those people.
Rich B
Tue 17 Apr 2018 5:41PM
I think the EWC and Mobile app development should remain under your supervision as the creators.
Luis Bermudez
Tue 17 Apr 2018 6:50PM
That's a great roadmap, but a bit unrealistic for the requested funding. Can you revise your roadmap (or create a new roadmap) specifically for the $10k? What deliverables can you achieve with $10k? Can you identify a subset of Phase3 for funding?
Ken Bice
Tue 17 Apr 2018 7:12PM
EWC has already become the operational heart of the e-NABLE matching process. Jeremy and Aleks have done an admirable job yet need some technical help. I would definitely like to see this pushed forward.
Luis Bermudez · Fri 13 Apr 2018 7:19PM
Here's a high level idea. Make a mobile app version of the web central? Anyone like this idea? Anyone have other ideas?