Hi, my name is Nuno Cardoso and I'd like to "Effect chain clean-up and crossfade plug-in" project under GSoC'10.
Now answering the application form: > Have you contacted an XMMS2 mentor (use IRC or soc2...@xmms.se) and discussed > the project already? Note that we won't read the application until you answer > YES on this question. I'm trying to. > Have you read and understood the rules and requirements? Yes. * You > State your preferred email address. nunopcard...@gmail.com > State your IRC nickname. nunopcardoso > What are you studying, subject, level and school? I'm a student at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal and my course is "Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering"(https://www.fe.up.pt/si_uk/cursos_geral.formview?p_cur_sigla=MIEIC) and I'm in the fourth year. > What programs/software have you worked on before? > Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to > hacking on something on your own) Yes. Right now I'm the Project leader and main developer of a course called "Project Management Laboratory". In this course each team(mine has 13 people) has to develop some application to a real world client. > Are you already involved with any open source development? If yes, please > describe the project and the scope of your involvement. I've contributed to moc(http://moc.daper.net/) but I wasn't having feedback from the main developer. I've made a small application to allow someone with a joystick to associate key bindings with shell commands. (http://sourceforge.net/projects/joyexec/) > Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a > student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why? No. > Describe what you consider your three main shortcomings (relevant to GSoC) > and how you cope with them. I tend to become overwhelmed when I need to learn lots of new things in a short period because I get afraid to fail. When this happens I try to continue researching and not being affected by that. I'm to much of a perfectionist and sometimes I get frustrated because I'm not able to reach my idea of what's a good job. > Describe what you consider your three main strengths (relevant to GSoC) and > how they show in previous projects of yours. I try to make software as well structured. as I can and I take great efforts in achieving that. I am a self learner and I have a great sense of autonomy. I am faithful to my commitments. * Your project > Please describe the project and the scope. http://xmms2.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2010/Proposed_projects#Effect_chain_clean-up_and_crossfade_plugin > Why did you choose this project? I am very interested in this project because I love the open source concept and in this particular case I think that xmms2 is an application with lots of potential. > Include a timeline for your work on the project > Include as much technical detail about your implementation as you can > What do you expect to gain from this project? I always wanted to integrate some open source project but I never actually did it. >From this project I expect to be able to participate in the development of xmms2 and gain more team working skills. I also expect to improve my skills in a non-academic reality. > What would make you stay in the xmms2-community after the conclusion of SOC? I think that if I succeed I'll stay in xmms2 community afterward. * Practically > Are you familiar with any of the following tools? >> git yes >>waf Just from compiling xmms2. > Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them? -Vim, because it's the best editor :) -GNU Screen -Some VCS(mainly svn or git) > What development model would you use (e.g. keywords: V-model, XP programming, > agile programming, iterative; with the help of prototyping, formal > specifications, tests, etc). > What programming languages are you fluent in? C/C++, Java, PHP > What spoken languages are you fluent in? Portuguese, English and French. > At what hours are you awake (please specify in UTC) 9:00 am. > Would you mind talking with your mentor on telephone / internet phone? No. > Will you be available full summer, or do you still have > lectures/exams/whatever when GSoC starts? Are you planning on some vacation > (when you won't be coding on GSoC project) during the summer? I'll have classes until 23 July. Afterward I'll have full availability. While having classes I'll have a very good amount of time to work on GSoC. Best Regards Nuno Cardoso -- _______________________________________________ Xmms2-devel mailing list Xmms2-devel@lists.xmms.se http://lists.xmms.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmms2-devel
