Who

I'm a guy with a laptop who taught myself to code a while ago. I have been interested in Monero (as well as other sorts of "freedom tech") for quite some time now, and have been contributing to Monero for around eight months, with ~50 merged pull requests so far.

Some of my contributions to date include the following:

• Implementing I2P support in P2Pool (as well as running a seed node for it)
• Adding I2P SAM support to monerod and the Monero GUI (a task that had gone unfulfilled for seven years)
• Helping port the Monero GUI to Qt6, which included testing, review, and code patches
• Fixing numerous several safety and correctness issues in the 'core' code, especially in simplewallet (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Minor build system improvements, namely extended support for compiler caching and build optimizations for FCMP++ Rust libraries (1, 2, 3)
• Other work related to documentation, anonymity networks, UX, etc.

What

For this CCS, I plan to work on the following areas:

• Begin work on support for the Tor Control protocol in monerod, specifically for automatically configuring onion services
• Look into integrating the existing I2P SAM implementation into 'core' wallet code for use with remote nodes
• Continue to improve the usability, scope, and feature parity of the Monero GUI
• Provide ongoing support, testing, etc. for anonymity networks code (there will surely be improvements to be made down the line)
• Review pull requests where applicable, plus regular patches, bugfixes, and attempted improvements as usual ;)

Please note that all outstanding work from my ongoing/previous CCS proposal will be completed on my own time, which is not included in the "work hours" of this CCS.

Funding

I propose to work for 40 hours per week for three months, for a total of 45 XMR.

If possible, I would appreciate this proposal being funded by the remaining donations from the now-finished I2P SAM bounty. The work outlined in this CCS is quite similar, and I believe it fits the definition of being eligible for its funding.