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About you
Name: Tao Lin
Contact: lintao30@gmail.com
Wiki username: iaml
IRC nickname: iaml
Primary language:
Chinese will be the first choice and English is ok
Programming language:
I usually use C++ and Python to program. Besides these two languages, I also know shell, Java, C and C#.
Location: Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China
Hours tend to work: 09:00 ~ 23:00 UTC+8
Reason to work on an open-source project this summer:
This project is attractive and I want to make some contribution to open source community. It will be a ticket for me. Besides, it is a challenge to me, too. It is time for me to put my knowledge into practice. And it is also the time to act as a developer, not as a user. There must be something new I have not met before. I can't wait to join it!
About your project
What is the name of your project?
Backup Configurations Of Softwares
Does your project come from an idea on the Summer Coding 2010 ideas page? If so, provide a link for reference, as well as a link to any discussions with mentors about your proposal.
idea page:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Summer_Coding_2010_ideas_-_Customizable_application_installer
Describe your project in 10-20 sentences. What are you making? Who are you making it for, and why do they need it? What technologies (programming languages, etc.) will you be using?
I am going to add a new feature -- backup configuration of software, to Ailurus. This feature mainly contains two parts. The first part backup configuration files, including config files and plugins. In this part, Ailurus will find out all the configurations of software in the system, and let user to choose the files they want to archive. Then Ailurus will send them to the mailing box which is set by user. The second part is to restore the backup files(from local or from target mailing box). The user choose the version of archived file from Ailurus and then choose the config files to restore from the archived file.
This project is potential. Because configurating software is a big stuff in using Linux. Almost every software has their own config file. It will use lots of time to configurate again if the config file is lost by some accidents. On the other hand, user may have more than one computers nowaday, such as one in work place and the other at home. With this feature, user can synchron their configurations conviently. And more attractively, we can save a lot of time when we want to reinstall the system without worrying about the loss of config files.
In this project, I will use python, regular expression and some protocols in email, such as SMTP and POP3.
What is the timeline for development of your project? The Fedora Summer Coding work period is 11 weeks long, May 24 - August 9; tell us what you will be working on each week. (As the summer goes on, you and your mentor will adjust your schedule, but it's good to have a plan at the beginning so you have an idea of where you're headed.) Note that you should probably plan to have something "working and 90% done" by the midterm evaluation (July 5-12); the last steps always take longer than you think, and we will consider canceling projects that are not mostly working by then.
Timeline
week 01 (05-24 ~ 05-30): Communicate with mentor for more detail on this project. Do some more research on the technoligy used in this project
week 02 (05-31 ~ 06-06): Realize searching all the configuration files in the system and archive them according user's choices
week 03 (06-07 ~ 06-13): Realize sending archived files to the target mailing box
week 04 (06-14 ~ 06-20): Function(backup configuration files of softwares) test and fix bugs
week 05 (06-21 ~ 06-27): Realize searching archived files from target mailing box
week 06 (06-28 ~ 07-04): Realize restoring selected configuration from archived files which is stored in the mailing box
week 07 (07-05 ~ 07-11): Realize managing archived files(delete selected archived files to free the space) in target mailing box
week 08 ~ 10(07-12 ~ 08-01): Integrate this feature to Ailurus and commit integration test and fix bugs
week 11 (08-02 ~ 08-08): Writing documents for this feature
After mid-term evaluation, I will mainly focus on fixing bugs and writing documents. And if any attractive functions come, I will realize them during that time too.
Convince us, in 5-15 sentences, that you will be able to successfully complete your project in the timeline you have described. This is usually where people describe their past experiences, credentials, prior projects, schoolwork, and that sort of thing, but be creative. Link to prior work or other resources as relevant.
I am familiar with python and has lots of project experience in programming and web development. I have won some honors on this.
- 2009 Guangdong(a province in China) College Students Programming Competition (GDCPC) third prize;
- "Citi Cup," Finance and Information Technology Competition second prize in China;
- Sun Yat-sen University students scholarship (2007-2008: first prize, 2008-2009:second prize);
- Sun Yat-sen University scholarship excellence (2007-2008)
The last project I join in is developing a web application for my school. I use python and django. Source code: git@github.com:iaml/OEAP.git. Besides, I have excellent receptivity and know much about network, such as TCP/IP, STMP as well as POP3. And Linux(Fedora) is my daily working environment. I know it well. More importantly, I am eager to make contribution to Fedora and earn a ticket to open source community.
You and the community
If your project is successfully completed, what will its impact be on the Fedora community? Give 3 answers, each 1-3 paragraphs in length. The first one should be yours. The other two should be answers from members of the Fedora community, at least one of whom should be a Fedora Summer Coding mentor. Provide email contact information for non-Summer Coding mentors.
- It will enhance the the usability of Fedora. A greater portion of users will obtain a benefit. It improves the ability of recovery in Fedora. Besides, It will make Fedora more user friendly. Using Fedora will never be a dream or a troublesome thing. User can get shared configurations of softwares. New comers no more need to spend lots of time in configuring their system and softwares, which mainly obstructs them using Fedora. And Users will feel free to configurate their system without worrying about restoring them. On the other hand, user can sync their computers without carring them configurations here and there. And reinstall the system will be piece of cake, the configuration will be saved.
What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?
In my opinion, mentor is a guide. He just tell me the effective way to solve the problem I meet. The one to solve the problem is me. So when mentor is not around, I will find answers from google, BBS, documents and mailing list. Maybe it will not as effective as communicating with mentor, but it is a way. Mentor is not the one that can guide me to finish my project. So when mentor is not around, I still can finish my project.
In addition to the required blogging minimum of twice per week, how do you propose to keep the community informed of your progress and any problems or questions you might have over the course of the project?
Well, I will keep the community informed of my progress by posting my progress in BBS and mailing list. If I have any problems and questions, firstly I will try to find answers from documents, Internet and communicate with mentor. If I still can not find the answer, I will ask in BBS and mailing list for help.
Miscellaneous
We want to make sure that you are prepared before the project starts
I have already communicated with the developers in Ailurus, ask their opinions on my project. And I am reading the source code of Ailurus and documents of smtplib and poplib in python.
Can you set up an appropriate development environment?
I use Fedora as my daily working environment. I code my programs here. My development environment is set up without doubt. I use gvim and ecilpse according to what I want to do on the source code.
Have you met your proposed mentor and members of the associated community?
Yes, I have joined their develop team. And I have asked the members' opinions about my project. I got lots of feedback, and adjust my project. Finally, I work it out here.
What is your t-shirt size?
XL
Describe a great learning experience you had as a child.
With my father's help, I remember Multiplication table in one day. Several years later, under some purpose, I learn how to use google application engine, in two hours, without any experience on it before.
Is there anything else we should have asked you or anything else that we should know that might make us like you or your project more?
I major in Software Engineering, I know how to program a software well. And I have ability to finish my project without doubt. Besides,
I have great love in developing and Fedora. So if I have the chance to make contribution, I will take it and do my best.
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