Richard Dobson Application 2006

I'm Richard Dobson and im reapplying for JSF membership.

History
I have been using and developing with the jabber protocol since around 2000 or 2001 after noticing it linked from I think slashdot, I have been a member ever since the JSF started and have contributed to the development of numerous protocols via the mailing lists. I have also contributed several protocols which I have developed to solve various requirements during development which I hope some people will find useful.

JEPs / Protocol
Protocols which I have worked on in the past and might resurect in future are:


 * JEP-0088
 * JEP-0089
 * JEP-0101

Projects Currently Working On

 * Object Oriented Jabber Server for Windows
 * PubSub plugin for Server
 * MUC plugin for Server
 * MSN Transport plugin for Server
 * Windows Jabber Client (will soon be looking at integrating jingle support)
 * Home Automation System that uses Jabber as its communications layer (see next section for more info)

Home Automation Server Components

 * Core Server (coordinates and controls all client terminals, executes scheduled macro's etc, monitors events like X10 motion sensor or light sensor activity)
 * X10 Component (remotely connected as a jabber component to the core server, x10 commands are sent using AdHoc commands protocol)
 * Media Access Component (installed on MCE machine to provide remote control and streaming of locally stored media)
 * Client Terminal (provides access to control and monitor the home automation system via voice as well as local input, control and view streamed media etc)

Why I'm applying
I wish to continue to contribute to and help guide the direction of jabber and help by providing implementation experience of protocols as I get a chance to implement them, as well as contribute new protocols that I think might be useful to others that are coming out of my current projects.