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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 [[http://psi-im.org Psi]] client, after 4 1/2 years.
* 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 [[http://swift.im Swift]] client with Remko.
* 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 [[http://www.kismith.co.uk/wordpress/index.php/2008/11/30/sleek-migrate/ SleekMigrate]] app for migrating between XMPP server software.
* I sometimes contribute to the [http://sleekxmpp.googlecode.com/ SleekXMPP] Python XMPP library.
 
* 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 sometimes contribute to the [[http://sleekxmpp.googlecode.com SleekXMPP]] Python XMPP library.
 
* 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[[http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596157197/ XMPP: The Definitive Guide]] for O'Reilly, which goes to press today. It's good, really - buy it please.
* 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 [[http://psi-im.org/wiki Psi Wiki]].


===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.
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