Re: GSOC Applicant

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Thank you for the information.

On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 7:26 AM Gaurav Arora <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi Gaurav,
>
>  Thanks for your interest Xapian and Weighting Schemes project. Xapian
> follows group mentoring approach
> <https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/GSoC%20Guide#Mentoring>, it's always
> preferable to send email to Xapian Mailing List (https://xapian.org/lists)
> instead of personal email to mentors.
>
> The GSoC Guide (https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/GSoC%20Guide) is the best
> place to start. It also lists how you can find task and bug (
> https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/GSoC%20Guide#Getfamiliarwiththecode) to
> start with.
>
> I don't think there are any GoodFirstBug with touches same code as
> Weighting Schemes, but feel free to pick any bug tagged GoodFirstBug to
> start getting familiar with code.
>
> On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 6:56 AM Gaurav Thakur <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Respected Sir,
>>
>> I am Gaurav Thakur, a pre-final year undergraduate currently pursuing
>> Information Technology from Netaji Subhas University Of Technology, Dwarka,
>> New Delhi, India Pin Code- 110078. I have been intrigued by the development
>> in open source projects.
>>
>> I would like to work under you in GSOC 2020 on Weighting Schemes project
>> by Xapian, since it would help me learn more about open-source projects and
>> explore real-world scenarios. I am proficient in Data structures and
>> Algorithms and Mathematics.
>>
>> I have read through guidance pages and it will be helpful if you could
>> assign me with some task or some bug fixing on
>> https://github.com/xapian/xapian . Hoping to hear from you soon.
>>
>> Sincerely
>> Gaurav Thakur
>>
>>
>
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> Regards,
> Gaurav Arora
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thank you for the information. <br></div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at =
7:26 AM Gaurav Arora &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">ga=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,2=
04,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Gaurav,<div><br></div><div>=
=C2=A0Thanks for your interest Xapian and Weighting Schemes project. Xapian=
 follows <a href=3D"https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/GSoC%20Guide#Mentoring" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">group mentoring=C2=A0approach</a>, it&#39;s always preferab=
le=C2=A0to send email to Xapian Mailing List (<a href=3D"https://xapian.org=
/lists" target=3D"_blank">https://xapian.org/lists</a>) instead of personal=
 email to mentors.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>The GSoC Guide (<a href=3D"ht=
tps://trac.xapian.org/wiki/GSoC%20Guide" target=3D"_blank">https://trac.xap=
ian.org/wiki/GSoC%20Guide</a>) is the best place to start. It also lists ho=
w you can find task and bug (<a href=3D"https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/GSoC%2=
0Guide#Getfamiliarwiththecode" target=3D"_blank">https://trac.xapian.org/wi=
ki/GSoC%20Guide#Getfamiliarwiththecode</a>) to start with.</div><div><br></=
div><div>I don&#39;t think there are any GoodFirstBug with touches same cod=
e as Weighting Schemes, but feel free to pick any bug tagged GoodFirstBug t=
o start getting familiar with code.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 6:56 AM Gau=
rav Thakur &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
uote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,2=
04);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Respected Sir,<br><br>I am Gaurav Th=
akur, a pre-final year undergraduate
 currently pursuing Information Technology from Netaji Subhas University
 Of Technology, Dwarka, New Delhi, India Pin Code- 110078. I have been=20
intrigued by the development in open source projects.<br><br>I would like t=
o work under you in GSOC 2020 on Weighting Schemes project by Xapian, since=
 it would help me=20
learn more about open-source projects and explore real-world scenarios. I
 am proficient in Data structures and Algorithms and=20
Mathematics.<br><br>I have read through guidance pages and it will be helpf=
ul if you could assign me with some task or some bug fixing on <a href=3D"h=
ttps://github.com/xapian/xapian" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/xapia=
n/xapian</a> . Hoping to hear from you soon.<br><br>Sincerely<font color=3D=
"#888888"><font color=3D"#888888"><font color=3D"#888888"><font color=3D"#8=
88888"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>Gaurav Thakur<br></font></font></font></=
font></font><br></div>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><div dir=3D"ltr">Regards,<br>Gaurav Arora</div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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