Progress Overview
Find out what the Safing team is currently working on. This is a compact overview of bigger tasks grouped by projects.
Alpha + In-App Account Login
The Assignment:
Prepare to get rid of SPN pre-orders by implementing the In-App login into the Portmaster.
Compatibility Assistant
The Assignment:
Portmaster users regularly run into different compatibility issues, breaking system integration, DNS or specific apps.
Implement self-checks so the Portmaster can notify users about these issues. Improving their understanding of their state might also help in their issue reporting.
Credit Card Payments
The Assignment:
Enable you to pay for the SPN with credit cards.
Cryptocurrency Payments
The Assignment:
Now that the tech is in place, set up the required back office structures in order to activate this feature.
Product Feature Videos
The Assignment:
Show what the Portmaster / the SPN are all about; in video format. Display them on the website where fitting.
Being in progress does not imply the project will be completed soon. Plenty will take a while a few might even get discarded. Read the monthly blog updates to follow the progress and conclusion of every project.
Bug Hunting
The Assignment:
Hunt down bugs that dug up during our feature development focus weeks. Fix as many as you can.
Rework Installers & PKGBUILD
The Assignment:
The current installation experience is sub-optimal. Prompt users to reboot their system after installation to mitigate issues.
Revisit our linux distribution, improve the PKGBUILD and add packaging for RPM and Arch. Also, submit Portmaster to AUR.
Simplify Portmaster Settings
The Assignment:
Current Portmaster settings are complicated. Especially settings connected to the Network Ratings are hard to grasp for new users. Re-imagine and simplify.
Evaluate Custom Filter Lists
The Assignment:
Research how custom filter lists could be integrated into the Portmaster. After the evaluation decide whether to move this forward or not.
Comparison Blog Posts
The Assignment:
Write blog posts comparing the Portmaster with different alternatives. What does the Portmaster do better? Where are others better? Be honest.
Internal Tailwind Docs
The Assignment:
Create our own docs page where Safing styled tailwind elements are displayed.
Make it easy to copy paste HTML when creating new sites or elements.
