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<h1>About Me:</h1> | <h1>About Me:</h1> | ||
<b>What is your name?</b><br> | *<b>What is your name?</b><br> | ||
My name is Abhijit Patel and I am a 2nd year undergraduate student at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar, India.<br> | My name is Abhijit Patel and I am a 2nd year undergraduate student at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar, India.<br> | ||
<b>What is your email address?</b><br> | *<b>What is your email address?</b><br> | ||
abhisandhyasp.ap@gmail.com<br> | abhisandhyasp.ap@gmail.com<br> | ||
<b>What is your Sugar Labs wiki username?</b><br> | *<b>What is your Sugar Labs wiki username?</b><br> | ||
Abhijit<br> | Abhijit<br> | ||
<b>What is your IRC nickname on irc.freenode.net?</b><br> | *<b>What is your IRC nickname on irc.freenode.net?</b><br> | ||
AbrahmAB<br> | AbrahmAB<br> | ||
<b>What is your first language? (We have mentors who speak multiple languages and can match you with one of them if you'd prefer.)</b><br> | *<b>What is your first language? (We have mentors who speak multiple languages and can match you with one of them if you'd prefer.)</b><br> | ||
My first language is Gujarati . I am also fluent in English, Hindi and Marathi.<br> | My first language is Gujarati . I am also fluent in English, Hindi and Marathi.<br> | ||
<b>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.)</b><br> | *<b>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.)</b><br> | ||
I am located in Gandhinagar, India. The time zone is Indian Standard Time (UTC + 5:30). I am planning to work 5:00 to 14:00 (UTC) but is adjustable. As I don't have any other commitments this summer I could surely manage my time and be active when the mentors are available.<br> | I am located in Gandhinagar, India. The time zone is Indian Standard Time (UTC + 5:30). I am planning to work 5:00 to 14:00 (UTC) but is adjustable. As I don't have any other commitments this summer I could surely manage my time and be active when the mentors are available.<br> | ||
<b>Have you participated in an open-source project before? If so, please send us URLs to your profile pages for those projects, or some other demonstration of the work that you have done in open-source. If not, why do you want to work on an open-source project this summer?</b><br> | *<b>Have you participated in an open-source project before? If so, please send us URLs to your profile pages for those projects, or some other demonstration of the work that you have done in open-source. If not, why do you want to work on an open-source project this summer?</b><br> | ||
I am new to open source.The idea of “anyone could contribute code” is just splendid. Developing a piece of software that would be used by millions of people by coordinating with other developers all round the globe, is something that has always fascinated me. | I am new to open source.The idea of “anyone could contribute code” is just splendid. Developing a piece of software that would be used by millions of people by coordinating with other developers all round the globe, is something that has always fascinated me. | ||
Sugar learning platform is an example of how technology can be used to impart education. Contributing to the open-source project under sugar labs would indirectly contribute to educating a few more children. Nothing else could match this joy.<br> | Sugar learning platform is an example of how technology can be used to impart education. Contributing to the open-source project under sugar labs would indirectly contribute to educating a few more children. Nothing else could match this joy.<br> | ||