[Netnice-developer] another team member (if you guys don't mind :-))

[Sergei M. <mo...@op...>]

Dear netnice team,

My name is Sergei, and I am a C++ developer from New Jersey. I am a 
Linux guy, currently using Debian/unstable with 2.4.23 kernel and gcc 
3.3.2. I think I can help the project with Linux porting and testing. I 
will be also happy to work on general code optimization and 
beautification, i.e. make it more standard-conforming, lint-free, 
improve const correctness, exception safety, etc.

For instance: there are places in the netnice code where strings are 
passed by value rather than by reference; using typedef Boolean instead 
of the standard boolean type seems a little bit obsolete IMHO; many 
things are done in C way where C++/STL can be a better solution, and so on.

e.g. in vif::select_by_openfile() method, there is a buf[MAX_PATH_LEN] 
array, and in the STR_GET macro we have code

r = fread(dst, sizeof(char), MAX_PATH_LEN, fp);
*(dst + r) = '\0';

That is, we write '\0' at buf[MAX_PATH_LEN], right AFTER the last 
element of buf[]. The program does not crash just because there are 
other variables on stack after buf[].

Don't get me wrong: the project is great, that's why I have chosen it 
out of 320+ others that also seek for developers on SF. What I want to 
say is that I really like the team and the attitude here on netnice, I 
see a great potential and room for improvement in the code, and I will 
be happy to join the crew and help making the project better.

As for my technical qualification, please look at my resume online at
http://motus.kiev.ua/motus2/Work/cv_matusevich.html

PS. my SF login is 'motus'.

Thank you and have a great day,
Sergei.