Jakob Schröter Application 2010

I'm Jakob Schröter and I'm applying for XSF membership.

Note: This is basically a slightly updated copy of my 2007 application, as most of the info is still correct.

About me
I graduated from London South Bank University in 2005 (BEng Hons) and University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany in 2007 (Diploma). I'm currently residing in Bremen, making a living as a self-employed software developer.

Code
I'm in the fortunate position to write code for/using XMPP on a daily basis in my projects. The one that is publicly visible is gloox, a C++ Jabber/XMPP library, which I'm the author and maintainer of. Most of my coding activities are related to this lib in one way or another.

Recently I started an XMPP server library based on gloox.

Non-Code
I run a private Jabber server since 2003, and a public one since 2004.

So far, my contributions to the protocols were mostly nitpicking over typos, wrong/incomplete/misplaced examples, etc.

Why I'm applying
I have been a member of the XSF in 2007 and 2008. I did not re-apply in 2009 due to lack of time for XSF-related activities. This has changed now and I would like to pay more attention again to the development of XMPP.

I'm fascinated by the ease-of-use and versatility of XMPP, and I intend to continue and extend my work with and for the protocol, in both the coding and non-coding areas. I believe that membership in the XSF can help me achieve this.

I'm interested in various XEPs and concepts, like end-to-end encryption/ESessions, Link-local Messaging and others, and I wish to contribute my experience in implementing them to the standards community.

Contact
If you have any questions about me or my application, feel free to contact me via Email or XMPP at js at camaya dot net.