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Name : Keerthana Krishnan
Contact/Email/IRC nick: IRC : #debian-soc : keekri
Email : contactkeerthana@gmail.com
Twitter : https://twitter.com/KeerthanaK17
Website : http://keerthanakrishnan.in/
Github : https://github.com/Keerthana17
?LinkedIn : https://in.linkedin.com/pub/keerthana-krishnan/57/755/393
Background:
* I'm currently completing my final year of my B.Tech Computer Science degree at Govt. Model Engineering College.
* I have been an ardent supporter of Open Source and I'm a student ambassador for my district at the International Center for Free and Open Source Software, (www.icfoss.in), an institution of Govt. of Kerala
* I have experience in C, python, ?JavaScript and XMPP with regards to this particular project.
* I have contributed to open source projects before.
* I was selected as a student scholar to the prestigious Grace Hopper Celebrations India in December 2015
Project title : Improving voice, video and chat communication with free software
Synopsis: Helping people to avoid using proprietary communications tools like Skype, Viber and ?WhatsApp by creating an open source application using XMPP as an alternative. The project aims to provide a safe and secure environment with support for the linux desktops.
Benefits to Debian : A secure open source messaging application for Debian users with native support.
Deliverables: A native linux application with web support which uses open source software and strong encryption to provide an alternative to traditional messaging apps
Project schedule: The project will take atleast 3 months. I can begin work as soon as my exams get over on May 13th. Expected time line for the project :
This is only a brief summary with the tasks I know I have to do. There might be slight variations in this plan according to the circumstance. Since the last of my exams get over on the 12th of May, I'm free to start from the 13th . All the goals described here are those modifications of issues for freeRTC taken from https://freertc.org/campaign2016/tags/
May 13 - May 26 : Creating a connection manager for reSIProcate for desktops
May 27 - Jun 06 : ITSP quick setup wizard for softphones on Linux
Jun 07 - Jun 10 : Fix repeated password prompts with Jitsi
Jun 11 - Jun 30 : ICE and TURN support for SIP (for WebRTC) with Jitsi
Jul 01 - Jul 05 : Integrate Internet telephony with other systems in the home or office
Jul 06 - Jul 13 : Telepathy based solutions for desktop messaging
Jul 14 - Jul 15 : Firefox plugins using tellify
Jul 16 - Aug 10 : Improving security with libjingle for WebRTC
Aug 11 - Aug 15 : Front user client with great UX for ease of use (using Qt)
Aug 16+ : Finishing up
Exams and other commitments: Nothing planned for the summer.
Other summer plans: Nothing planned for the summer.
Why Debian?: I was introduced to the world of linux and free software through the Debian OS which my dad had installed in our home pc. I learnt my first command 'cd' from my dad and remember impressing my teacher in 8th grade with it. It was an awesome experience which made me want to find out more and got me interested in programming. The feeling I get every time I hit enter in a command it works, especially after wrestling with some error in some part for a long time, there's nothing like it. And then there's a large and incredibly supportive community to help you out.
My previous Debian contributions: NA
My wider outreach efforts: I have been fortunate to have been mentored by a lot of wonderful people over the years and I've tried to give it back to the community.
*I have participated in a Lean In circle organised by GHCI student scholars where we shared our stories to motivate more people, especially girls into technology and overcoming our fears : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAXyVofsCuk
*I had an opportunity to interact with girls as a part of the IEEE Educational Outreach Program, on October 2nd, 13th and 14th at Prathyasha Bhavan Orphanage, Kochi
*I have been a volunteer with make a difference (MAD) an Indian NGO based in Bangalore and my project idea was inspired by trying to create a low cost and free open alternative to teach programming to novices which I tried to implement.
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