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=== Why do you want to work with the Fedora Project? ===
=== Why do you want to work with the Fedora Project? ===


I was introduced to linux last year. Out of all the available distros out there, because of it's simple UI and ease of administrative tasks, I liked Fedora the most Working with fedora project will enhance my skills and I will be able to acquire more knowledge of open source programs which I won't be able to learn in college. My interest lies in contributing to open source software programs and Fedora Project is a very nice platform for it. I have been, in the past year exploring the operating system and the way in which it is managed by developers. While using the OS, I found that having desired packages at one place is very difficult and for the users who keep playing around with their kernel and start-up programs [I'm one of 'em], often have to re-install the OS and keep 'yum install' this, 'yum install that' for the required packages. In case of slow connections, it is a great pain. Hence, I would like to contribute to the proposed project [which will help in creating ready-made image(s) with the required packages] as it will be a great solution for this problem. I will continue to contribute to the project, regardless of the status of my proposal.
I was introduced to linux last year. Out of all the available distros out there, because of it's simple UI and ease of administrative tasks, I liked Fedora the most. Working with fedora project will enhance my skills and I will be able to acquire more knowledge of open source programs which I won't be able to learn in college. My interest lies in contributing to open source software programs and Fedora Project is a very nice platform for it. I have been, in the past year exploring the operating system and the way in which it is managed by developers. While using the OS, I found that having desired packages at one place is very difficult and for the users who keep playing around with their kernel and start-up programs [I'm one of 'em], often have to re-install the OS and keep 'yum install' this, 'yum install that' for the required packages. In case of slow connections, it is a great pain. Hence, I would like to contribute to the proposed project [which will help in creating ready-made image(s) with the required packages] as it will be a great solution for this problem. Also, I will continue to contribute to the project, regardless of the status of my proposal.


=== Do you have any past involvement with the Fedora project or with any another open source project as a contributor (if possible please add some references as well)? ===
=== Do you have any past involvement with the Fedora project or with any another open source project as a contributor (if possible please add some references as well)? ===

Revision as of 16:32, 3 April 2012

Contact Information

  • Email Address: nehaljw.kkd1@gmail.com
  • Telephone: 9052480529
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NOTE: We require all students to blog about the progress of their project time to time.

You are strongly encouraged to register on the Freenode network and participate in our IRC channels. For more information and other instructions, see:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2012

Please answer following questions.

Why do you want to work with the Fedora Project?

I was introduced to linux last year. Out of all the available distros out there, because of it's simple UI and ease of administrative tasks, I liked Fedora the most. Working with fedora project will enhance my skills and I will be able to acquire more knowledge of open source programs which I won't be able to learn in college. My interest lies in contributing to open source software programs and Fedora Project is a very nice platform for it. I have been, in the past year exploring the operating system and the way in which it is managed by developers. While using the OS, I found that having desired packages at one place is very difficult and for the users who keep playing around with their kernel and start-up programs [I'm one of 'em], often have to re-install the OS and keep 'yum install' this, 'yum install that' for the required packages. In case of slow connections, it is a great pain. Hence, I would like to contribute to the proposed project [which will help in creating ready-made image(s) with the required packages] as it will be a great solution for this problem. Also, I will continue to contribute to the project, regardless of the status of my proposal.

Do you have any past involvement with the Fedora project or with any another open source project as a contributor (if possible please add some references as well)?

1. No, this is my first time.

Did you participate with the past GSoC programs, if so which years, which organizations?

1. No, this is my first time.

Will you continue contributing/ supporting the Fedora project after the GSoC 2012 program, if yes, which team(s)/area(s), you are interested with?

1. Yes, Definitely I would like to contribute to:

Fedora Packaging

Why should we choose you over the other applicants?

1. I have 3 months free during this summer, so I'll be able to donate as much time as possible on the project that I choose.

2. I have hands on experience in C, HTML, python, bash.

3. I have played quite a lot with source codes of programs because in my institution, root access is not provided to undergrads. So, I have tweaked a lot of programs to suite our needs and compiled them for use on our workspace machines.


Proposal Description

An overview of your proposal

The need you believe it fulfills

Any relevant experience you have

How do you intend to implement your proposal

Final deliverable of the proposal at the end of the period

A rough timeline for your progress

Any other details you feel we should consider

Have you communicated with a potential mentor? If so, who?