I'm wondering if there is anyone here who might be interested in building a web based collaborative whiteboard? I've been looking into whiteboards for my work (teaching physics), and haven't been satisfied with any of the commercial or open source offerings. I'd love to build one myself using rust for probably the server and client (via wasm, but if needed in JavaScript), but don't have the time, what with extra daycare duties plus extra teaching duties. So I'm wondering if there's a rustacean or two out there who might enjoy the project.
The biggest issue with existing whiteboards is that they over-simplify the path of writing, which when using a stylus and writing quickly an "n" or a "u" both tend to get turned into something like an "s" rotated by π/2. This can easily turn terrible student (or professor) handwriting into something far worse. Obviously this issue alone isn't worth a full rewrite... none of this is worth it to me, because I don't have time.
The other major feature I'd love would be to support LaTeX math through typing, for students who don't have a stylus device. I've not found a whiteboard that supports this, but it shouldn't be too hard with mathjax.
Let me know if you think this sounds like an interesting project, and I can share ideas. I expect this Fall that many people could really benefit from a decent whiteboard.
