User:Chandankumar

Who are you?

• Name : Chandan Kumar
• University : West Bengal University of Technology
• College : Dr.B.C.Roy Engineering College, Fuljhore, Durgapur-713206 (West Bengal)
• Current Education : Computer Science and Engineering B.Tech (2009-13), Final Year Student.
• Background :

I have started my journey to open source from English to Hindi Translation under the guidance of Rajesh Ranjan (Language Maintainer, Redhat) from February, 2012. Right now, i am helping many open source communities through Hindi Localization by acting as a Hindi language maintainer of Videolan, Fedora HIndi l10n co-ordinator, Committer for l10n Hindi Gnome and active hindi translator of Mozilla community as well as for other projects.Apart from that, i am a active member and co-ordinator of DGPLUG(Durgapur Linux User Group) and a Mozilla Reps from durgapur. I am a python lover and in free time i teach students and love gardening.

• Contact Me:
  • Email-id : chandankumar.093047ATgmailDOTcom
  • GitHub username: Chandan47kumar
  • IRC handler: chandankumar

What is your programming experience?

• What platform do you use to code?

I use Fedora 18 Gnome Desktop for development work. I generally code in python. I am familiar with C .

• What editor do you prefer and why?

I prefer Vim for development work because i can do what ever i want without leaving the keyboard and it has all the features that a good editor have.

• How good can you use Malayalam and how good is your Malayalam reading and typing skills?

I donot know Malayalam. But i am familiar with Hindi and English in writing and speaking.I am also familiar with Magahi language.

• Tell us about something you have created.

I have proposed an idea "Screenshot Comparison Method to improve the Review process of l10n qa". I am authoring a linux Desktop app FBlite that will show feeds of all your friends from which you have subscribed in between previous login and current login time interval.

• What makes you excited about SMC? Have you worked before with SMC? If yes, when and on what?

"My language for/on My Computer" the slogan of the SMC community makes me excited. It is one of the first community who is totally devoted in making free software for the localization and its related issues which is helping users to make the computer to speak in your own language. I have not ever worked for SMC, but i have worked for Indlinux and Fuel Project.

• Have you ever used git or any other version control system?

I am familiar with git and mercurial. I use it during committing my translation files to gnome and Mozilla.

What is your project?

I am working on Automated Rendering Testing for indic fonts.