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Adityamanglik
Joined 21 March 2016
→A: An introduction
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I wish to contribute to the open source community to the best of my efforts and boost my skills as a developer during this period. It's about giving back to the community which has contributed so much to changing our lives. Linux, FFMPEG, GNU Octave etc are softwares which are used by us on almost daily basis without us even realizing their importance to our lives and the computer science field. Open source gives people the freedom to express themselves without any 'Digital Handcuffs' and learn a lot in the process as well. I wish and hope that Google Summer Of Code will give me the chance to express these ideas. | I wish to contribute to the open source community to the best of my efforts and boost my skills as a developer during this period. It's about giving back to the community which has contributed so much to changing our lives. Linux, FFMPEG, GNU Octave etc are softwares which are used by us on almost daily basis without us even realizing their importance to our lives and the computer science field. Open source gives people the freedom to express themselves without any 'Digital Handcuffs' and learn a lot in the process as well. I wish and hope that Google Summer Of Code will give me the chance to express these ideas. | ||
* ''Please also describe your previous experience with the GSoC, if any. Includes any community-bonding, mentor experience or application, not necessarily accepted. We use this subquestion to identify which students are unfamiliar with how the program goes, providing further support. It has no negative impact on your rating!'' | * ''Please also describe your previous experience with the GSoC, if any. Includes any community-bonding, mentor experience or application, not necessarily accepted. We use this subquestion to identify which students are unfamiliar with how the program goes, providing further support. It has no negative impact on your rating!'' | ||
I have not participated in GSOC prior to this. I am familiar with the program and its time line. | |||
* ''Why are you choosing Octave?'' | * ''Why are you choosing Octave?'' | ||
I chose Octave because it is an amazing project. I have used MATLAB and Octave at my college and school for lots of projects and realized that this knowledge and computation tool must be available to all for free. '''Science and Technology education must not be bound by licensing fees.''' | I chose Octave because it is an amazing project. I have used MATLAB and Octave at my college and school for lots of projects and realized that this knowledge and computation tool must be available to all for free. '''Science and Technology education must not be bound by licensing fees.''' It is very important for us to realize the importance of, and promote Free and Open Source software. | ||
== C: Contact == | == C: Contact == | ||