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My name is Kevin Smith and I'm applying to retain my XSF membership. The template for this re-app is extracted from my application from last year, and in turn 3 years back, which was in turn extracted from Johannes Wagener's 2005 page so should hopefully cover all pertinent points; if it doesn't, please contact me over xmpp (kevin@doomsong.co.uk) and I'll amend this page. My email's: domain kismith.co.uk, and my user part kevin. | My name is Kevin Smith and I'm applying to retain my XSF membership. The template for this re-app is extracted from my application from last year, and in turn 3 years back, which was in turn extracted from Johannes Wagener's 2005 page so should hopefully cover all pertinent points; if it doesn't, please contact me over xmpp ([xmpp:kevin@doomsong.co.uk kevin@doomsong.co.uk]) and I'll amend this page. My email's: domain kismith.co.uk, and my user part kevin. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
I'm in my mid-twenties, currently living in Exeter, UK. PhD from the University of Exeter, which was a study into Simulated Annealing Techniques for Multi-Objective Optimisation, I'm now working as R&D Manager at a company developing credit card fraud detection systems. My BSc degree is in Computer Science (1st class honours), from the same institution. I've been an XSF member since 2005, and a council member since 2006. I'm chairing the current XSF Council. | I'm in my mid-twenties, currently living in Exeter, UK. PhD from the University of Exeter, which was a study into Simulated Annealing Techniques for Multi-Objective Optimisation, I'm now working as R&D Manager at a company developing credit card fraud detection systems. My BSc degree is in Computer Science (1st class honours), from the same institution. I've been an XSF member since 2005, and a council member since 2006. I'm chairing the current XSF Council. | ||
==Jabber/XMPP Projects== | ==Jabber/XMPP Projects== | ||
===Code=== | ===Code=== | ||
* I've just stepped down as project leader for the [http://psi-im.org/ Psi] client, after 4 1/2 years. | |||
* I've just stepped down as project leader for the | * I'm now coding on the new [http://swift.im/ Swift] client with Remko. | ||
* I wrote the [http://www.kismith.co.uk/wordpress/index.php/2008/11/30/sleek-migrate/ SleekMigrate] app for migrating between XMPP server software. | |||
* I'm now coding on the new | * I developed much of the [http://sleekbot.googlecode.com/ SleekBot], which is a bot for running in MUCs - it's active in the jabber and jdev mucs on jabber.org, as well as Psi's muc. | ||
* My (mostly abandoned) [http://maybelater.googlecode.com/ MaybeLater] task manager system accepts new tasks through an XMPP bot. | |||
* I wrote the | * I sometimes contribute to the [http://sleekxmpp.googlecode.com/ SleekXMPP] Python XMPP library. | ||
* I developed much of the | |||
* My (mostly abandoned) | |||
* I sometimes contribute to the | |||
* I use other unreleased snippets for handy tasks like alerting me when my computational simulations complete. | * I use other unreleased snippets for handy tasks like alerting me when my computational simulations complete. | ||
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===XMPP documentation=== | ===XMPP documentation=== | ||
* Peter, Remko and I have just finished [http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596157197/ XMPP: The Definitive Guide] for O'Reilly, which goes to press today. It's good, really - buy it please. | |||
* Peter, Remko and I have just finished | * As leader of the Psi project, I've obviously contributed to the documentation at [http://psi-im.org/wiki/ Psi Wiki]. | ||
* As leader of the Psi project, I've obviously contributed to the documentation at | |||
===Plans for the future=== | ===Plans for the future=== | ||
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==Why I'm reapplying== | ==Why I'm reapplying== | ||
I wish to continue doing what I've been doing so far; see Swift released, helping define extensions, contributing to discussion of others' extensions and core protocol and continuing with my work on the XSF Council. | I wish to continue doing what I've been doing so far; see Swift released, helping define extensions, contributing to discussion of others' extensions and core protocol and continuing with my work on the XSF Council. | ||