4 Apr
2012
4 Apr
'12
1:51 p.m.
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Sai Teja Jammalamadaka
<audiodevelop(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello.
My name is Sai Teja Jammalamadaka.
I'm a Student of Computer Science and Engineering (B.Tech.) at Vishnu
Institute of Technology, Bhimavaram, India.
I am interested to participate in GSOC this year.
I've taken a look at the ideas page, and I see that you are wanting to
develop a LDAP server using XWiki.
To be frank, I have never worked on an open source project before.
I have worked on Java based web projects which I've submitted for
Competitions like Oracle's ThinkQuest International Competition and IBM's
The Great Mind Challenge. I created a small side scrolling java game using
the JGame Java Library. So I do have a good exposure to the Java Language.
But I've never channeled my time into working with a public open source
project, as of yet.
What I've understood from discussing on IRC is that the project is to
implement an XWiki LDAP as a backend for user registration and groups for
XWiki.
To say it another way, the idea is to allow communicating with XWiki
using LDAP protocol. With a main target for the GSOC on user
authentication and group management.
I think that it will provide me with a good challenge
and at the
same time allow me to learn more about java, since I am a java programmer
at heart. One of my strong points is that I can analyse pieces of java code
with ease, so I feel that I will be able to get a good understanding of
XWiki during the community bonding period in May before the actual coding
starts.
I would like your advice and feedback.
I mean is there scope for you to select a project related to the LDAP
compared to other projects? And since I've never worked before on open
source projects, will that affect my chance of getting accepted? What else
can I do to overcome that drawback?
The fact that you never worked on an open source project is not
directly relevant for me but it imply that we can't see code you wrote
which make it harder for us to really see what you can do.
As suggested on
http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/GoogleSummerOfCode/student+application+…
if you don't have any code to show (and even if you have) the best is
to provide pull requests for some issues on http://jira.xwiki.org
(best being to choose issue related to what you plan to work on like
LDAP authenticator or user/group management in general).
Eagerly Awaiting Your Reply,
Sai Teja Jammalamadaka,
Student of Computer Science and Engineering,
Vishnu Institute of Technology,
Bhimavaram, 534204
Andhra Pradesh
INDIA
Link to CV:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3KNacfHUN6OamJwWGFuQ0FULWlmLUxab25yejhaQQ
Website: www.saiteja.in (undergoing maintenance)
Email: audiodevelop(a)gmail.com
IRC Nick: audiodevelop
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