GSOC 2013/Student Application Template/Common

* Your name: S Sarath Kumar
* FAS Account:sarathsomana
* Fedora userpage: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Sarathsomana

'''Contact Information'''

*Email Address: sarathsomana@gmail.com
*Blog URL: https://nerdvanatech.wordpress.com/
*Freenode IRC Nick: nerdvana

'''NOTE''': We require all students to blog about the progress of their project. 
You are strongly encouraged to register on the Freenode network and participate 
in our IRC channels. For more information and other instructions contact Org Admins.

''please answer following questions''

===Why do you want to work with the Fedora Project?===
    I see a large number of opportunities in the fedora project since it has a larger ecosystem of open source deliverables. The Community is very supportive and talented. I think Fedora is the correct place for me to explore the vast world of open source and leading technologies.

===Do you have any past involvement with the Fedora project or any other open source project as a contributor?===
    No, I do not have any past involvement as a contributor for an open source project but I have used open source tools extensively to develop features of my past project www.acenetcampus.com .

===Did you participate with the past GSoC programs, if so which years, which organizations?===
    No, This is the first time i am participating in GSOC Program and I am very excited to work with Fedora Project.

===Will you continue contributing/ supporting the Fedora project after the GSoC 2013 program, if yes, which team(s), you are interested with?===
    Yes, I will continue contributing and supporting the Fedora project after the GSoC 2013 program. I am interested in working with Fedora Design Team , the Fedora Websites Team and the Fedora Infrastructure Team.
 
===Why should we choose you over other applicants?===
    I have been an open source user and enthusiast since the last four years. I head a open source community in my university and have organised various FOSS Meets and hack-a-thons. I have always wanted to contribute to major open source projects.I solved few bugs in gnome-calculator but the patches were already available for it in the latest versions. I have thorough understanding of the ruby on rails project pipeline and have worked in a major project(www.acenetcampus.com)  for one  year.
      I have been interacting with potential mentors( Mairin Duffy , Ryan Lerch , Emily Dirsh )  for approximately  two months now and have gained utmost knowledge of what has to be done regarding the project with which i hope to be working on. I investigated the ways of implementing the specific features which the project targets such as Oauth, Magic Mockup , Sparkleshare , github api , dropbox api, box api etc., Being a designer myself, I understand the importance of the tool. Design Hub for designers, and am very interested to work on it.