[java-gnome-hackers] Tell me what needs to be done

[Jehanzeb P. <jk...@ho...>]

Hi everyone.

Just wanted to introduce myself on to the group. My name is Jehanzeb Khan 
Pathan, I normally go by my last name as it is the easiest to pronounce. I 
am currently in my hometown Karachi in Pakistan. I graduated from Purdue 
University, USA in Civil Engineering in the year 2000. I have taken computer 
science courses at Purdue in 3D/2D graphics and animation, as well as 
programming for the web.

I have taken short courses in Java and Oracle and have been programming 
software using VB6 and Java from Jan 2001 to Sept 2002 where I also 
installed and managed Windows 2000 Server and a couple of Linux servers on 
RedHat. From Sept 2002 to Oct 2003 I completed an MSc in Object Oriented 
Software Systems from City University London, UK. The degree was a 
specialization in OOP and related technologies (Java, C++, Distributed 
Systems, UML, USDP, HCI etc.).

Relating to the project, I am very good at coding with Java. Although I aced 
my C++ course in my MSc, I have not worked on any real projects using C++, 
but with a little help I am sure I can deliver. I have meddled with JNI, 
that is to say I have my basics clear.

To start off I would like to start working on something that requires work 
using JNI. I was told by Jeff that you have a deadline coming this Monday, 
therefore there may be other work that needs to be done more urgently. So 
let me know where I should start.

Please also indicate what kind of OS/Dev tools setup you guys are using so I 
can try to work with the same setup. I currently have Red HAt 9, with JDK 
1.4.1 plus the Eclipse IDE. I have also been trying to use the gcj compiler 
although with not much luck.

Take care.

- Pathan




>From: Jeffrey Morgan <Jef...@Br...>
>To: 'Jehanzeb Khan Pathan' <jkp...@us...>
>Subject: RE: java-gnome project needs help
>Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:13:53 -0500
>
>Your help on this project would be greatly appreciated.  Let
>me bring you up to speed on where we are in this project.  Since
>you have been following the project you know that we have receintly
>become a part of the GNOME Platform Bindings.  This means that
>our release schedule is determined by the GNOME schedule.  Our
>2.6 beta1 release is due next Monday and there are many items
>to complete.
>
>There are many areas where you can contribute on the project.  I
>wrote a "help wanted" item for sourceforge that outlines some of
>those areas.  It is here:
>
>http://sourceforge.net/people/viewjob.php?group_id=1522&job_id=17627
>
>The first step would be for you to send me your sourceforge username
>so I can add you to the project.  Once you are on the project you
>should join the java-gnome-hackers list and introduce yourself.  When
>you introduce yourself you might include any specific experience you
>have like java, C, JNI, gnu build tools, etc.  At that point we will
>try to get you started on the project in an area where you wish to
>work.
>
>-Jeff
>
>
> > I have been looking at the java-gnome project for a while
> >
> > now and would love to be a part of it. I have 2.5 years of
> >
> > Java experience. I know C/C++ but still consider myself an
> >
> > amateur at it since I have not really worked on any major
> >
> > project using it. I have a number of Linux distributions
> >
> > installed on my machine including RedHat 9 and Mandrake 9.1.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a project hosted on sourceforge at
> >
> > http://empfd.sourceforge.net
> >
> >
> >
> > Let me know if I can be of any help to the project.
> >
> >
> >
> > - Pathan
> >
> >
>
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