[Noisebridge-discuss] New Android app: Noisegate

[rachel lyra hospodar]

On 10/9/2012 9:27 AM, Ian Smith wrote:
> An android app already existed; Josh's app is just a stripped-down form
> of the same thing.

True.  Josh also asked for feedback and opinions.

>
> In any case, ignoring for a moment the question of a need for increased
> access control, I think the existing Android app was a great thing from
> an accessibility perspective (the pay phone is not very reachable from
> my wheelchair), and Josh's app is potentially a major UI improvement.
>

Thanks for sharing this!  It's great use case data.  I am not opposed to 
a phone solution, just specifically unenthused about certain aspects of 
this implementation.

R.

> On Oct 9, 2012 9:01 AM, "rachel lyra hospodar" <rachelyra at gmail.com
> <mailto:rachelyra at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     We do have undesired, even banned users, who have smartphones. I
>     personally don't think 'has an android' is a meaningful bar of
>     entry.  My preference would be a more platform-agnostic tool - for
>     example, some kind of sms authentication.
>
>     I think it's interesting that, at the same time that jake (with much
>     community backing and momentum) is talking about further restricting
>     gate access, based on actual identity, josh has created a way for
>     anyone to come in without any authentication at all.  We already had
>     this, sort of, with physical keys.  The difference now is that it
>     comes with a handy built-in economic and technological barrier, and
>     without the meatspace authentication process of having to be given a
>     physical key.
>
>     Additionally, I have an issue with the ability to easily buzz the
>     door remotely. I think access to our physical space should be linked
>     to presence at the physical space.
>
>     Sounds less than excellent to me.
>
>     R.
>
>     On Oct 6, 2012 11:30 AM, "Josh Juran" <jjuran at gmail.com
>     <mailto:jjuran at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         I'm creating an Android app to open the gate.
>
>         There is already an Android app that can do this, but I'm
>         dissatisfied with it for a number of reasons, and my use case
>         really does only call for opening the gate and nothing else.
>           Here are my thoughts on the new app:
>
>         It's called Noisegate.  I'm reusing the Noisebridge app icon
>         from the existing Noisebridge app.
>
>         The app has a single main screen with a slider control.  That
>         lets you open the gate with one touch (once the app is open)
>         with minimal risk of accidental triggering.  There will be at
>         least one info screen and some links to the Web as well.
>
>         It uses the same Web service on pony as the existing Noisebridge
>         app, with the same key of "MobileBridge".  I'd especially like
>         to know if people think it should use a different key, or
>         something more sophisticated than a single hard-coded value.
>           Though we should probably punt this as needless complexity
>         until we start having an issue with undesired visitors using
>         smartphones for entry, which doesn't seem a likely scenario for
>         now.  On the other hand, buzzing the gate remotely (either from
>         malice or mere curiosity) is a potential issue we may want to
>         guard against.
>
>         I'd like to hear your feedback.  Let me know what you'd like to
>         see in this app.
>
>         Josh
>
>
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