Name: Ng Zhi An

Contact/Email: ngzhian@gmail.com

Background: I am a Year 1 Computer Science student at the National University of Singapore. I have experience in C, Java, ?JavaScript, Python, and have dabbled in various other languages (Lisp, Ruby, Go). I like to explore and am not daunted by the unknown. I try to constantly improve myself by reading book (currently reading Clean Code by Robert C. Martin) and articles in my free time. I believe strongly in free and open source software, and am a small contributor myself. I also feel that in this age, secure communication is extremely important.

Project title: Enabling free multimedia real-time communications (RTC) with Debian.

Project details: There are various applications for RTC in Debian, but there are also many problems with using them. A common issue is that things do not work as defined by the standards. For example communication between two users can only be established under conditions such as same soft phone, version or LAN. This project encompasses four things: one, draft a road map for RTC in Debian, two, look at existing capabilities and benchmark them, three, explore new technologies (WebRTC), last, improve existing packages or add new packages to move things forward.

Synopsis: RTC in Debian can be better, and this project is a small step to improve things.

Benefits to Debian: A starting step towards a turnkey solution for RTC in Debian.

Deliverable: Strategic road map for RTC in Debian. Benchmarks of existing packages. Addition/improvement of at least one package.

Project schedule: ~12 weeks. I will be able to start as early as mid-May. Exams and other commitments: I have one summer module from May-August. But this is not likely to be a problem.

Other summer plans: 3 days away in early June for holiday. 1 week away in mid June for National Service.

Why Debian?: First of all I support Free Software. It just has so much win. Debian is a community-run project, and I respect that a lot. Debian is actually my first GNU/Linux distribution (1 year ago) and so I have a sort of sweet first-relationship feeling with Debian.

Are you applying for other projects in SoC? Yes.

Additional: I am interested in Lumicall too, so if time permits I would like to assist in that.