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	'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?'''		'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?'''

	Nothing major. Made a number of small programs as school work. In my spare time, have also made some small video games.		Nothing major. Made a number of small programs as school work. In my spare time, have also made some small video games.

	'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)'''		'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)'''

	Yes, as part of a school projects.		Yes, as part of a school projects.

	'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?'''		'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?'''

	No.		No.

	'''2.4) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.'''		'''2.4) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.'''

	No.		No.

	'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?'''		'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?'''

	Yes, not exactly a hardcore player, but I spend a lot of time playing games.		Yes, not exactly a hardcore player, but I spend a lot of time playing games.

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	'''2.5.2) What type of games?'''		'''2.5.2) What type of games?'''

	Games that force me to think, or the ones with great storylines. (HL2, Braid, Bioshock Infinite)		Games that force me to think, or the ones with great storylines. (HL2, Braid, Bioshock Infinite)

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	'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?'''		'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?'''

	Both. But I think that even the best gameplay gets boring without a good story.		Both. But I think that even the best gameplay gets boring without a good story.

	'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.'''		'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.'''

	Yes. I first played the 1.6.4 release of wesnoth. I lean towards SP mostly due to connectivity problems.		Yes. I first played the 1.6.4 release of wesnoth. I lean towards SP mostly due to connectivity problems.

	'''2.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below. You can also list patches that have been submitted but not committed yet and patches that have not been specifically written for GSoC. If you have gained commit access to our repository (during the evaluation period or earlier) please state so.'''		'''2.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below. You can also list patches that have been submitted but not committed yet and patches that have not been specifically written for GSoC. If you have gained commit access to our repository (during the evaluation period or earlier) please state so.'''

	N/A		N/A

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	'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.'''		'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.'''

	Native English speaker.		Native English speaker.

	'''3.2) What spoken languages are you fluent in?'''		'''3.2) What spoken languages are you fluent in?'''

	English.		English.


	'''3.3) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.'''		'''3.3) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.'''

	I can interact with most other players, except the really difficult ones.		I can interact with most other players, except the really difficult ones.

	3.4) Do you give constructive advice?		'''3.4) Do you give constructive advice?'''

			Yes, I try my best to do so.

			'''3.5) Do you receive advice well?'''

			Depends on the advice really, good, constructive advice is received well.

			'''3.6) Are you good at sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?'''

			I believe so, to the best of my knowledge


	3.5) Do you ~~receive advice well~~?		'''3.7) How autonomous are you when developing ? Would you rather discuss intensively changes and not start coding until you know what you want to do or would you rather code a proof of concept to "see how it turn out", taking the risk of having it thrown away if it doesn't match what the project want.'''

	3.~~6) Are you good~~ at ~~sorting useful criticisms from useless ones?~~		If I'm familiar with what I'm doing, then I usually use the former approach. On the other hand if I'm trying my hand at something "new", then I prefer to prototype.

	3.7) How autonomous are you when developing ? Would you rather discuss intensively changes and not start coding until you know what you want to do or would you rather code a proof of concept to "see how it turn out", taking the risk of having it thrown away if it doesn't match what the project want

			'''4) Project'''

	4) ~~Project~~		'''4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?'''

	~~4.1) Did you select a project from our list? If that is the case, what project did you select? What do you want to especially concentrate on?~~

	4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.		4.2) If you have invented your own project, please describe the project and the scope.

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Questionnaire

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	'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?'''		'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?'''

	For the experience of working on a real world project.		For the experience of working on a real world project.
	An entry on my CV.		An entry on my CV.
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	'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?'''		'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?'''

	Computer Science and Engineering, 3rd of 4 years.		Computer Science and Engineering, 3rd of 4 years.
	National Institute of Technology, Goa.		National Institute of Technology, Goa.

	'''1.6) What country are you from, at what time are you most likely to be able to join IRC?'''		'''1.6) What country are you from, at what time are you most likely to be able to join IRC?'''

	India.		India.
	4:30 to 13:30 UTC		4:30 to 13:30 UTC

	'''1.7) Do you have other commitments for the summer period ? Do you plan to take any vacations ? If yes, when.'''		'''1.7) Do you have other commitments for the summer period ? Do you plan to take any vacations ? If yes, when.'''

	No. But university starts on 21st July. Won't be available on 18th July as well.		No. But university starts on 21st July. Won't be available on 18th July as well.
			However, I can start project work as early as the 1st of March.

	2) Experience		'''2) Experience'''

	~~2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?~~

	~~2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)~~

	2.3) ~~Have~~ you ~~participated to the Google Summer of Code~~ before? As a ~~mentor or a student?~~ In ~~what project? Were you successful? If not~~, ~~why?~~		'''2.1) What programs/software have you worked on before?'''
			Nothing major. Made a number of small programs as school work. In my spare time, have also made some small video games.

	2.4) ~~Are~~ you ~~already involved with any open source development projects~~? ~~If yes~~, ~~please describe the project and the scope~~ of ~~your involvement~~.		'''2.2) Have you developed software in a team environment before? (As opposed to hacking on something on your own)'''
			Yes, as part of a school projects.

	2.5) ~~Gaming experience - Are~~ you a ~~gamer~~?		'''2.3) Have you participated to the Google Summer of Code before? As a mentor or a student? In what project? Were you successful? If not, why?'''
			No.

	2.~~5.1~~) ~~What type of gamer are~~ you?		'''2.4) Are you already involved with any open source development projects? If yes, please describe the project and the scope of your involvement.'''
			No.

	2.5.2) ~~What type~~ of games?		'''2.5) Gaming experience - Are you a gamer?'''
			Yes, not exactly a hardcore player, but I spend a lot of time playing games.

	2.5.3) What type of ~~opponents do~~ you ~~prefer~~?		'''2.5.1) What type of gamer are you?'''

	2.5.4) ~~Are you more interested in story~~ or ~~gameplay?~~		'''2.5.2) What type of games?'''
			Games that force me to think, or the ones with great storylines. (HL2, Braid, Bioshock Infinite)

	2.5.5) ~~Have~~ you ~~played Wesnoth~~? ~~If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.~~		'''2.5.3) What type of opponents do you prefer?'''

			'''2.5.4) Are you more interested in story or gameplay?'''
			Both. But I think that even the best gameplay gets boring without a good story.

	2.6) If you ~~have contributed any patches to~~ Wesnoth, ~~please list them below~~. ~~You can also list patches that have been submitted but not committed yet and patches that have not been specifically written for GSoC~~. ~~If you have gained commit access~~ to ~~our repository (during the evaluation period or earlier) please state so~~.		'''2.5.5) Have you played Wesnoth? If so, tell us roughly for how long and whether you lean towards single player or multiplayer.'''
			Yes. I first played the 1.6.4 release of wesnoth. I lean towards SP mostly due to connectivity problems.

			'''2.6) If you have contributed any patches to Wesnoth, please list them below. You can also list patches that have been submitted but not committed yet and patches that have not been specifically written for GSoC. If you have gained commit access to our repository (during the evaluation period or earlier) please state so.'''
			N/A

	3) Communication skills		'''3) Communication skills'''

	3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.		'''3.1) Though most of our developers are not native English speakers, English is the project's working language. Describe your fluency level in written English.'''
			Native English speaker.

	3.2) What spoken languages are you fluent in?		'''3.2) What spoken languages are you fluent in?'''
			English.


	3.3) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.		'''3.3) Are you good at interacting with other players? Our developer community is friendly, but the player community can be a bit rough.'''
			I can interact with most other players, except the really difficult ones.

	3.4) Do you give constructive advice?		3.4) Do you give constructive advice?

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	=Questionnaire=		=Questionnaire=
	1) Basics		'''1) Basics'''

	1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself.		'''1.1) Write a small introduction to yourself.'''

	1.2) State your preferred email address.		'''1.2) State your preferred email address.'''

	stevedes [at] gmail [dot] com		stevedes [at] gmail [dot] com

	1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?		'''1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?'''

	stevedes		stevedes

	1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?		'''1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?'''
	For the experience of working on a real world project.		For the experience of working on a real world project.
	An entry on my CV.		An entry on my CV.
	College Credits.		College Credits.

	1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?		'''1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?'''
	Computer Science and Engineering, 3rd of 4 years.		Computer Science and Engineering, 3rd of 4 years.
	National Institute of Technology, Goa.		National Institute of Technology, Goa.

	1.6) What country are you from, at what time are you most likely to be able to join IRC?		'''1.6) What country are you from, at what time are you most likely to be able to join IRC?'''
	India.		India.
	4:30 to 13:30 UTC		4:30 to 13:30 UTC

	1.7) Do you have other commitments for the summer period ? Do you plan to take any vacations ? If yes, when.		'''1.7) Do you have other commitments for the summer period ? Do you plan to take any vacations ? If yes, when.'''
	No. But ~~University~~ starts on 21st July. Won't be available on 18th July as well.		No. But university starts on 21st July. Won't be available on 18th July as well.

	2) Experience		2) Experience

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	1.2) State your preferred email address.		1.2) State your preferred email address.

	stevedes@gmail.com		stevedes [at] gmail [dot] com

	1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?		1.3) If you have chosen a nick for IRC and Wesnoth forums, what is it?
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	1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?		1.4) Why do you want to participate in summer of code?
			For the experience of working on a real world project.
			An entry on my CV.
			College Credits.

	1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?		1.5) What are you studying, subject, level and school?
			Computer Science and Engineering, 3rd of 4 years.
			National Institute of Technology, Goa.

	1.6) What country are you from, at what time are you most likely to be able to join IRC?		1.6) What country are you from, at what time are you most likely to be able to join IRC?
			India.
			4:30 to 13:30 UTC

	1.7) Do you have other commitments for the summer period ? Do you plan to take any vacations ? If yes, when.		1.7) Do you have other commitments for the summer period ? Do you plan to take any vacations ? If yes, when.
			No. But University starts on 21st July. Won't be available on 18th July as well.

	2) Experience		2) Experience

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	5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?		5.1) Are you familiar with any of the following tools or languages?

	Git (used for all commits)		Git (used for all commits) : '''Yes, familiar with basic git usage'''
	C++ (language used for all the normal source code)		C++ (language used for all the normal source code) '''Yes: Proficient in C++'''
	STL, Boost, Sdl (C++ libraries used by Wesnoth)		STL, Boost, Sdl (C++ libraries used by Wesnoth) '''STL: Proficient, Boost: No, but willing to learn, SDL: Yes, experience with SDL1 and some SDL2'''
	Python (optional, mainly used for tools)		Python (optional, mainly used for tools)'''Yes, proficient'''
	build environments (eg cmake/scons)		build environments (eg cmake/scons)'''No'''
	WML (the wesnoth specific scenario language)		WML (the wesnoth specific scenario language)'''No'''
	Lua (used in combination with WML to create scenarios)		Lua (used in combination with WML to create scenarios) '''No'''

	5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?		5.2) Which tools do you normally use for development? Why do you use them?

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