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5. What is your first language? (We have mentors who speak multiple languages and can match you with one of them if you'd prefer. | 5. What is your first language? (We have mentors who speak multiple languages and can match you with one of them if you'd prefer. | ||
''My first language is Spanish. I’m very fluent in English (595 TOEFL and lived in Boston for 1 year.'' | ''My first language is Spanish. I’m very fluent in English (595 TOEFL and lived in Boston for 1 year).'' | ||
6. Where are you located, and what hours (UTC) do you tend to work? (We also try to match mentors by general time zone if possible.) | 6. Where are you located, and what hours (UTC) do you tend to work? (We also try to match mentors by general time zone if possible.) | ||
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''During my career as software developer I have always worked on commercial and private projects at large companies and private institutions. I think I’m on the perfect time to start contributing to the community by working on open-source projects, and the Sugar Labs project is an ideal project to start my career as open-source contributor. I would like to start giving back to the community that has taught me a lot, and helped me unconditionally on my developments. | ''During my career as software developer I have always worked on commercial and private projects at large companies and private institutions. I think I’m on the perfect time to start contributing to the community by working on open-source projects, and the Sugar Labs project is an ideal project to start my career as open-source contributor. I would like to start giving back to the community that has taught me a lot, and helped me unconditionally on my developments. | ||
There is no doubt, that thanks to the open-source culture we have seeing many exciting advancements in technology during the last years. It’s time to be a part of it!'' '' | There is no doubt, that thanks to the open-source culture we have been seeing many exciting advancements in technology during the last years. It’s time to be a part of it!'' '' | ||
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I | I coded two possible drafts for the top section of Sugar Lab’s main webpage. You can see the images on the following links: | ||
''<nowiki>https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0AApwNqKvuKYllpbF9Od3Ricnc/view</nowiki>'' | ''<nowiki>https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0AApwNqKvuKYllpbF9Od3Ricnc/view</nowiki>'' | ||
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10. What is the timeline for development of your project? The Summer of Code work period is from mid-May to mid-August; 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 (end of June); the last steps always take longer than you think, and we will consider cancelling projects which are not mostly working by then. | 10. What is the timeline for development of your project? The Summer of Code work period is from mid-May to mid-August; 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 (end of June); the last steps always take longer than you think, and we will consider cancelling projects which are not mostly working by then. | ||
You can view an image with my complete project timeline on the following link: | |||
<nowiki>https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0AApwNqKvuKQW94N1FJVFRMekE/view</nowiki> | |||
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''One of the strongest impacts would be that more volunteers would be interested on contributing to the project because they will find Sugar Labs online presence more inspiring, trustworthy and attractive. A website is a company’s face to world, so it must be clean, gorgeous, and friendly.'' | ''One of the strongest impacts would be that more volunteers would be interested on contributing to the project because they will find Sugar Labs online presence more inspiring, trustworthy and attractive. A website is a company’s face to world, so it must be clean, gorgeous, and friendly.'' | ||
''Walter Bender (walter.bender@gmail.com) – founder of Sugar Labs- answered the following “I am hoping that the impact will be (1) a coherent, consistent message (2) an upgrade to our look to better suit the variety of devices people use to access the web; and (3) better maintainability.”'' | ''Walter Bender (walter.bender@gmail.com) – founder of Sugar Labs and -entor answered the following “I am hoping that the impact will be (1) a coherent, consistent message (2) an upgrade to our look to better suit the variety of devices people use to access the web; and (3) better maintainability.”'' | ||
''Shirsh Zibbu (zibs.shirsh@gmail.com) - a member of Sugar Labs community - answered "The world of web is constantly evolving. With new trends emerging in terms of design sense and code philosophy, it is crucial to stay up to date. A website that appeals to the visitor makes it possible to have a larger audience."'' | |||
13. What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around? | 13. What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around? | ||