My H/FOSS Preferences

The first step in this course will be to select an open source project to work on throughout the semester. Specifically, we were looking for a humanitarian free and open source project (HFOSS). However, we found that many of these projects were either not kept up or were not looking for help. So we opened up our search to regular FOSS projects. For now, we narrowed our search to three projects:


MASTER HASH – MasterHash is a password manager that allows a user to have an almost infinite amount of passwords while only using their main one. What will make this product different from others on the market is that it will all be stored in one encrypted file which will allow easy transport. The software is written mainly in Java, with the GUI written in JavaFX.

YODA-PA – Yoda-pa is a small, fun, personal assistant via the command line.

SUGAR LABS – Sugar Labs® is a volunteer-driven member project of Software Freedom Conservancy, a nonprofit corporation. Originally part of the One Laptop Per Child project, Sugar Labs coordinates volunteers around the world who are passionate about providing educational opportunities to children through the Sugar Learning Platform. Sugar Labs® is supported by donations and is seeking funding to accelerate development.