Hi! I have become interested in the GSoC[1] project DebianNAS[2]. As proposed by fjp on #debian-boot I now give a short presentation of myself and some thoughts (not a full application yet) regarding the DebianNAS GSoC project.
My name is Per Andersson and I currently am taking my MSc[3] in CS[4] at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. The main focus of my studies are algorithms and programming languages. Debian has been my first choice for operating any and every machine for a long time, mainly because of the large presence of the freedom philosophy concerning free software in the Debian project. Also the plethora of supported architectures is a very nice feature. For some time I have been around in debian help channels on a variety of IRC nets, helping people with Debian. I have been looking at joining the Debian project in a more active way for some time now, mainly reading policies and learning dpkg packaging. Then school once again become priority No. 1 and my efforts stalled. I have also had the opportunity to work with Debian professionally as a teacher and educater. I have had several courses where Debian was the primary focus. Regard the DebianNAS project it looked interesting to me because it was very hands-on playing with actual (embedded) hardware. It seems to be a reasonable project for me with the knowledge and skills I possess. Another reason why this project stood out is because I have been thinking for some time to get a couple of NAS devices and run on- and off-site backup on them. To summarize: I see this GSoC project as a gateway for me to get further involved in the Debian project and ultimately becoming an official DD[5]! You can look further into my history, skills, profile and interests in my resume[6]. If you have any other questions please send me an e-mail or contact me on IRC, where I use the handle avtobiff. Yours truly, Per Andersson avtobiff Wanna-be DD [1] Google Summer of Code [2] http://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2008/DebianNAS [3] Master of Science [4] Computer Science [5] Debian Developer [6] http://oshw.org/usr/avtobiff/cv/cv-english.pdf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
