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. 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? 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