Development Team

DareNET Development Wiki - Development Team

Welcome to the Development Team's home on the wiki. The purpose of this page is to provide you with information regarding the team and its projects. We can be reached via e-mail at dev@darenet.org or in #dev on the network, which is probably the easiest way to get in touch with us.

Current Members

Here is a list of our current team members.

Nickname	Project
SecretAgent	website-darenet
NiTeMaRe	ircd-darenet, services-darenet, website-darenet
SecretAgent	ircd-darenet, services-darenet, website-darenet, webchat-darenet

Projects

Project Name	Maintainer	Basis	Programming Language	Required Release
ircd-darenet	SecretAgent	Nefarious IRCu	C	1.5.1
services-darenet	SecretAgent	Srvx, X3	C, Python	1.6.0
website-darenet	SecretAgent	(from scratch)	PHP	-
webchat-darenet	SecretAgent	qwebirc	Python	v0.85+darenet

ircd-darenet

ircd-darenet is based on nefarious ircu, from the lovely people on the evilnet development team. We decided rather than always downloading and modifying the source every time a new version of nefarious was released, to instead fork and maintain our own branch. The amount of changes already made are quite significant. Such changes include the addition of a spam bot detection system, enhanced LOC (login on connect), anti-drone flood system, additional operator privileges and tweaks to existing ones, some backend enhancements, new channel/user modes and tweaks to existing ones, and much more.

Recent Commit Log

Commit by Jason Hill <secretagent@darenet.org> on default :: 664:7a9c287aa6dd / (ChangeLog ircd/ircd_dictionary.c): Correct typo introduced in changeset a0afb7a93684.
Commit by Jason Hill <secretagent@darenet.org> on default :: 663:a0afb7a93684 / (4 files in 3 dirs): Add abstract dictionary type. Ripped straight from services-darenet,with a few tweaks.
Commit by Jason Hill <secretagent@darenet.org> on default :: 662:ad95cd88f480 / (ChangeLog ircd/m_whois.c): Show name in reply, as well; missed in changeset f46ea4b9ff58.
Commit by Jason Hill <secretagent@darenet.org> on default :: 661:b50afe44a225 / (ChangeLog ircd/s_user.c): No longer display client cert notice on connect -- overly verbose.A user can simply whois themselves now if needed, or continue touse FINGERPRINT.

services-darenet

Our services, code named services-darenet, are currently based on srvx and x3, but also include features unique to DareNET.

Recent Commit Log

Commit by Jason Hill <secretagent@darenet.org> on default :: 661:78841f8a59e9 / (ChangeLog src/nickserv.help): nickserv: Finish updating remaining help entries to conformto the new helpfile-writing style.
Commit by Jason Hill <secretagent@darenet.org> on default :: 658:1ea37d4417c8 / (ChangeLog src/nickserv.c): NickServ: Don't bake invalid cookies.
Commit by Jason Hill <secretagent@darenet.org> on default :: 657:19c3c42131c1 / (ChangeLog src/nickserv.c): NickServ: Fix possible memory leak in cookie generation.
Commit by Jason Hill <secretagent@darenet.org> on default :: 656:adcc9a1e6299 /tests/wundergroundtest.py: Add a test for new Weather Underground client library.

webchat-darenet

We have been following qwebirc's development for quite some time now, and have found it to be a great alternative to sites such as mibbit. Much thanks to Chris Porter aka slug for developing this great client, and freely releasing it. DareNET currently runs a modified version of it, dubbed webchat-darenet. Some modifications can be found here.

website-darenet

Developing PHP sites without a preconceived plan to manage them is asking for a headache. The goal of a framework is to make the process of writing web-based applications easier. Unfortunately, the vast majority of PHP frameworks currently out there don't really provide everything DareNET's next generation web site will require; therefore, we have started working on our own, custom framework. More information can be found here.

The current site is built upon the Joomla framework, and boosts a wide variety of custom components, modules and applications. It is integrated with our IRC network, which presently allows individuals to register a NickServ (DareNET) account, which can then be used to build user profiles, post to the forums, create social groups, chat on IRC and much more.

The site is programmed in PHP and uses MySQL as its database backend.

FAQ

Where can I download your projects?

While we do plan to eventually release our projects someday, your patience is required until it happens.

I found a bug, where can I report it?

Please send any bug reports to dev@darenet.org. Alternatively, if the project is public, you may submit it on the appropriate tracker here. Use your DareNET (NickServ) username to login.

What development environment does DareNET use?

Most of our projects are developed in the C programming language; however, other languages such as Python are used too. The source is targeted at most of the popular Unix platforms, and all releases are tested on Gentoo Linux and FreeBSD.

Most developers run a Unix-like operating system and use an open source tool chain with GCC, GNU Make, GDB, Autoconf, and so on. If you have contributed to open source software before, you will probably be familiar with these tools.

The complete list of required software to build any project developed by DareNET can be found in their respective installation instructions.

How do I get involved with DareNET Development?

Individuals interested in contributing to one of DareNET's various development projects (e.g. ircd-darenet, services-darenet, webchat-darenet, website-darenet, etc.) should send an email to dev@darenet.org. If you are involved with other projects, please note this in your email and possibly provide links to their project pages.