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I think the project is important and beneficial for the community because porting to Python 3 means getting more support from the Python community. It's important to keep up with the updates Python receives to ease maintenance tasks in the future and prevent compatibility issues.

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===== If I get stuck and the mentor isn't around: =====

If I get stuck and the mentor isn't around: =====

Getting stuck means I have already put my efforts to solve some problem. Yes, the mentors are there to guide us, but in such a case, rather than keep waiting, without hesitating, I'll ask out the problem on IRC, mailing list of this sweet community. And if it's a technical problem, can be put on some other relevant places to get out of there. If even then the problem presists, I'll do reverse checking.

===== Keeping the community informed of my progress and the problems: =====

~~The first strategy will be regular mails and interaction on IRC regarding questions and the progress both.~~

~~The second will be use of git which will keep the community informed.~~

~~Thirdly everything will be there on my blog regularly as I already have such an experience.~~

===Miscellaneous===

* The first strategy will be regular mails and interaction on IRC regarding questions and the progress both.

* We want to make sure that you can set up a ~~[http://developer.sugarlabs.org~~ development environment] before the summer starts~~. Please do ''one'' of~~ the ~~following:~~

* The second will be use of git which will keep the community informed.

** Send us a link to a screenshot of ~~your~~ Sugar development environment ~~with~~ the ~~following modification: when you hover over the XO-person icon~~ in ~~the middle of Home view, the drop-down text should have your email in place of "logout"~~.

* Thirdly everything will be there on my blog regularly as I already have such an experience.

==Miscellaneous==

I have set up a development environment before the summer starts and the screenshot of my Sugar development environment after the modifications in buddymenu.py file is here:

[[Image:Screenshot_from_2014-03-19_16-07-52.png|centre|800px]]

** Send us a link to a pull request or merge request you have made on a Sugar or Sugar activity bug.

~~:: It's normal to need assistance with this, so please visit our IRC channel, #sugar on irc.freenode.net, and ask for help.~~

===== A great learning experience as a child: =====

~~Will look this side after knowing the code more, although I have not sent any pull request link yet.~~

* Describe a great learning experience ~~you had~~ as a child.

There are many but a great learning experience is from my 5th standard, when I didn't have a PC. I never left a chance to use paint on my cousin's system. I used to open already saved files and look into details. Learning from there, I taught my friends in school. It was probably the time when they started coming to get some piece of art/drawing on their notebooks and I loved making it for them. I believe this is the reason for what I'm today.

* 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?

===== Something Else: =====

[[Image:IMG-20140319-WA0000.jpg|right|200px]]

I would like to tell that firstly it was the name "Sugar-Labs" that grabbed my attention and secondly the teams page. And I couldn't stop myself to look inside. Yes, it was the first community I opened and the first love that didn't let me search for any other organisation. I also have a past experience in logo-designing and here is one of the logo that I designed for a recent project for web development agency- Agaaz. The basic idea was to describe the name "Eye Groom" while portraying the idea opticals.

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 I think the project is important and beneficial for the community because porting to Python 3 means getting more support from the Python community. It's important to keep up with the updates Python receives to ease maintenance tasks in the future and prevent compatibility issues.
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+===== If I get stuck and the mentor isn't around: =====
-If I get stuck and the mentor isn't around: =====
 Getting stuck means I have already put my efforts to solve some problem. Yes, the mentors are there to guide us, but in such a case, rather than keep waiting, without hesitating, I'll ask out the problem on IRC, mailing list of this sweet community. And if it's a technical problem, can be put on some other relevant places to get out of there. If even then the problem presists, I'll do reverse checking.
 ===== Keeping the community informed of my progress and the problems: =====
-The first strategy will be regular mails and interaction on IRC regarding questions and the progress both.
-The second will be use of git which will keep the community informed.
-Thirdly everything will be there on my blog regularly as I already have such an experience.
-===Miscellaneous===
+* The first strategy will be regular mails and interaction on IRC regarding questions and the progress both.
-* We want to make sure that you can set up a [http://developer.sugarlabs.org development environment] before the summer starts. Please do ''one'' of the following:
+* The second will be use of git which will keep the community informed.
-** Send us a link to a screenshot of your Sugar development environment with the following modification: when you hover over the XO-person icon in the middle of Home view, the drop-down text should have your email in place of "logout".
+* Thirdly everything will be there on my blog regularly as I already have such an experience.
+==Miscellaneous==
+I have set up a development environment before the summer starts and the screenshot of my Sugar development environment after the modifications in buddymenu.py file is here:
 [[Image:Screenshot_from_2014-03-19_16-07-52.png|centre|800px]]
-** Send us a link to a pull request or merge request you have made on a Sugar or Sugar activity bug.
-:: It's normal to need assistance with this, so please visit our IRC channel, #sugar on irc.freenode.net, and ask for help.
+===== A great learning experience as a child: =====
-Will look this side after knowing the code more, although I have not sent any pull request link yet.
-* Describe a great learning experience you had as a child.
 There are many but a great learning experience is from my 5th standard, when I didn't have a PC. I never left a chance to use paint on my cousin's system. I used to open already saved files and look into details. Learning from there, I taught my friends in school. It was probably the time when they started coming to get some piece of art/drawing on their notebooks and I loved making it for them. I believe this is the reason for what I'm today.
-* 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?
+===== Something Else: =====
 [[Image:IMG-20140319-WA0000.jpg|right|200px]]
 I would like to tell that firstly it was the name "Sugar-Labs" that grabbed my attention and secondly the teams page. And I couldn't stop myself to look inside. Yes, it was the first community I opened and the first love that didn't let me search for any other organisation. I also have a past experience in logo-designing and here is one of the logo that I designed for a recent project for web development agency- Agaaz. The basic idea was to describe the name "Eye Groom" while portraying the idea opticals.
 <pre>[[Category:2014 GSoC applications]]</pre>