GSOC 2012/Student Application feroze

Contact Information

Email Address: ferozenaina@gmail.com Telephone: +91-9789966786 Blog URL: blog.feroze.in   Freenode IRC Nick: feroze

Why do you want to work with the Fedora Project?

I’ve used Linux as my primary OS for 6 years now often switching between Fedora and Ubuntu. I’ve now fully moved to Fedora for its GNOME support. I believe in Fedora’s philosophy and their support to other open source projects. Fedora also has a very friendly community and has the latest updates in their repository. I first used Fedora in 2008 and a user on IRC helped me with all (now) newbie questions.

'''Do you have any past involvement with the Fedora project or another open source project as a contributor? ''' I’ve been involved with PiTiVi during GSoC 2011 where I implemented a media presets system and an uploader to upload videos to YouTube, Vimeo and DailyMotion from the desktop application itself.

https://github.com/feroze/pitivi/commits/profiles

https://github.com/feroze/pitivi/commits/maghoff

Some of the commits I'm proud of:

https://github.com/feroze/pitivi/commit/0b1f1c475607d59bf6fa1f7fa465c464bbb48ced

https://github.com/feroze/pitivi/commit/654b172badd30ecd027bd3e2bf8c6f59225e2961

https://github.com/feroze/pitivi/commit/baba3db2d1d6d68b7fc0a94fc2980e92db82e2df

https://github.com/feroze/pitivi/commit/fec8e3215c118d04a28f189b487d7b8abecb1e63

https://github.com/feroze/pitivi/commit/dc440f91f1a5e0eab059814d6a137c04ef004f02

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

I successfully completed GSoC 2011 working for PiTiVi under GStreamer.

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

Creating the Audio Spin requires a lot of work and cannot be completed fully within the GSoC period. I will stay around around and help until it is completed. I hope to continue as a Fedora package maintainer.

Why should we choose you over other applicants?

I have recorded and edited music. Users shy away from Linux for music production as it has a learning curve and they would have to learn how to add repositories and build packages. I hope to make it simple enough for users with no prior linux experience to just pop the Fedora Audio Spin Live CD and start producing music right away instead of searching for the proper applications and plugins.

I am proficient in python and gtk. I have created small bash scripts for renaming music and cron jobs. I understand how packages and repositories work. I have created a customized Ubuntu Live CD. I also have experience with c++ and qt.

I want Fedora Audio Spin to be showcased as the best Linux audio production workstation out there.

Project Proposal: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/GSOC_2012/Student_Application_feroze/Fedora_Audio_Spin