GSOC 2012/Student Application vish92m

Contact Information

 * Name: Vishnu M
 * Email Address: vish92m at gmail DOT com
 * Telephone:0091-9968165636(mobile,preferred),0091-22571062(landline)
 * Blog URL: http://vish92m.blogspot.in/
 * Freenode IRC Nick: VISH

Why do you want to work with the Fedora Project?
I have been a Fedora user for the past 2 years and I have always got attracted to their aim i.e. Freedom,Friends,Features,First.

Due to the absence of a dedicated audio spin, it is not Features,First there, which is why I want to contribute and make Fedora head and shoulders above the others.

Do you have any past involvement with the Fedora project or with any another open source project as a contributor?
No, I have no past involment.

Did you participate with the past GSoC programs, if so which years, which organizations?
No.

Will you continue contributing/ supporting the Fedora project after the GSoC 2012 program, if yes, which team(s), you are interested with?
Definitely yes, I will be contributing even after the completion of the program.My work will be to maintain the packages in my spin and submit any new packages for review.I am mainly interested in Audio Creation SIG.

Why should we choose you over the other applicants?
1.First of all I am myself a music enthusiast. So, I am very much interested in this project.My enthusiasm for this project can't be described in words.

2.I will be maintaining all the packages that I have added and will add new packages to the main repository.

3.I am very good at C, C++, and also have essential knowledge about python.

4.I know how to implement all the servers in RHEL.

5.I am a CCNA and MCP.

6.I also have good experience in the following

a.Shell Scripting using Bash b.Source code control :RCS,CVS

c.Development tools :make

d.Linux IPC

e.Process Management in Linux

f.Debugging Tools : gdb

g.RPM packaging

h.Building and running modules

7.My other experiences include working with Pspice,Matlab,VHDL, EAGLE.