Hi everyone, Hello! I'm interested in contributing to the GNU Guix project through the Google Summer of Code program. My programming expertise mainly lies with Scheme, Common Lisp, Clojure and C/C++, but I can also write code in other languages when needed. Additionally, I have some experience as a system administrator of my university's HPC system. I am also the president of my college's equivalent of a GNU/Linux advocacy group, through which I have organized and facilitated GNU/Linux installation workshops to introduce my classmates and juniors to free software.
I would love to work on a project utilizing GNU Guile if possible. Of the projects listed on the website <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/GSoC-2023>, I found the following interesting: - Continued Rewrite of the Build Daemon in Guile <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/GSoC-2018#Continue_rewrite_build_daemon_in_Guile_Scheme> (Mentors mentioned: Ludovic (+ David, +...?)) (If I understand correctly, this will be a continuation of reepca's work in 2017 <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-08/msg00267.html>) - Guile-based build tool <https://libreplanet.org/wiki?title=Group:Guix/GSoC-2020#Guile_based_build-tool> (Mentors mentioned: Pjotr Prins and other Guix members) - Guix Data Service revision processing instrumentation and performance <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/GSoC-2021#Project:_Guix_Data_Service_revision_processing_instrumentation_and_performance> (Mentors mentioned: Christopher Baines & Gábor Boskovits) I understand that the mentors listed here may not necessarily be free to mentor this year, however I would really appreciate getting to work on any of these projects. Apart from the listed projects, I'm also interested in having parameterized packages <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2020-11/msg00312.html> in Guix. Unlike most package managers, Guix is source-based and I believe that parametrized packages would be a fine way to use that to Guix's advantage. It's tradition for potential GSoC participants to help resolve issues before applying in preparation for the actual task, so I would appreciate suggestions on problems I could help with. Additionally, a rough timeline of when I'd be expected to submit a draft proposal would be appreciated. Happy Hacking! Sarthak IRC nick: cel7t
