[Noisebridge-discuss] New Android app: Noisegate

[Nicholas Granado]

are there screenshot or something for those of us that are curious but
don't want to install?

nick


On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 2:03 PM, rachel lyra hospodar
<rachelyra at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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:
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>>     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:
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>>         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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