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Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

203 points aaronbrethorst | 1 comments | 16 Nov 24 17:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source

Let's match open source projects that need help with developers looking to contribute. Think of this as "Who's Hiring" but for open source - a monthly thread to surface interesting projects that could use more hands.

Please include: Project name and description (if not widely known); Tech stack; Areas needing help (DOCS, CODE, DESIGN, etc.); Level (BEGINNER-FRIENDLY if applicable); Email address or other means of contacting you.

Ground rules:

Post only if you maintain/run the project

One post per project/suite

No commercial recruitment

No thread complaints

Developers: Only reach out if you actually want to contribute.

1. Fethbita ◴[16 Nov 24 20:54 UTC] No.42159231[source]▶
emrtd - https://github.com/Fethbita/emrtd

A Rust crate used to communicate with compliant e-passports and identity documents. It can be used for building automated systems or the like. Rust is used.

Help is needed with code and design, also the Rust crypto ecosystem as many algorithms needed to implement these security mechanisms such as brainpool are missing from Rust Crypto project.

Level: Beginner friendly after getting familiar with the ICAO Doc 9303 Series or reading my blog post about the ecosystem (https://blog.burakcankus.com/2024/04/18/how-do-electronic-pa...)

Contact through contact@emrtd.com