BitTorrent Tracker 2007 SoC Proposal

I put in my application for the Summer of Code last week with the following proposal

Proposal V1[PDF]

I based the goals of it off of the proposed idea at http://drupal.org/node/121112. After receiving some feedback on my application I revised my time line without much change in the actual proposal. The new proposal is at

Proposal V2[PDF]

In the downtime between comment posts on my application I contacted the current module owner and started to become more involved in the community, a few forum posts and more research on my project. With the second round of comments down and an extremely revamped proposal I am looking forward to more comments and assistance from the community. Well here is the third proposal and the abstract.

Proposal V3[PDF]

Abstract:

The Drupal BitTorrent Tracker project looks to provide Drupal users the power of the BitTorrent protocol when moving large files from their website to their visitors. The main outcome of this project will be a BitTorrent “invisible tracker” that integrates with Drupal through a module. The module will allow for the addition and removal of torrents, IP address management (banning IP addresses or ranges) and statistical presentation concerning information about the tracker (current seeders, leechers, swarm speed, active torrents, etc.). Special emphasis will be placed on minimal database interaction and ease of use. A user of the website should be able to download a .torrent file and use their client of choice without the worry of tracker failure. The same ease of use should be available to the administrator who should be able to add and remove torrents as well as view statistics concerning the tracker in real-time. With this module, Drupal users will be able to offer secure, fast, and large downloads to their users.

~Chris