GSoC 2020 | Introducing myself (sjolly)

[Volker Krause]

Awesome, welcome Shashwat! 

This is a very interesting project, offering secure and privacy-protecting 
alternatives to the Google infrastructure under one's own control is extremely 
important IMHO :)

Regards,
Volker

On Tuesday, 5 May 2020 14:09:31 CEST Shashwat Jolly wrote:
> Hi everyone!
> 
> I'm Shashwat Jolly, a mathematics graduate from IIT Guwahati, India. I have
> been selected for the GSoC programme for the project *EteSync sync backend
> for Akonadi*, and I'm pumped to get started! This email is for introducing
> myself and my project to you all. :)
> As I'm just starting with the project, my understanding may be pretty
> basic, but here it goes:
> 
> *Akonadi* is the backend framework providing APIs for storage and retrieval
> of the user's personal info such as contacts, email and calendar. These
> APIs are used by applications like Kontact, Kmail, KAddressBook and many
> others. Akonadi also allows one to sync this data via a number of services
> like Google, Microsoft Exchange, DAV servers and many others.
> 
> My project is to add to this list a secure, end-to-end encrypted, FLOSS
> sync solution for contacts, calendars and tasks, called *EteSync*. EteSync
> clients are available for Android, iOS, the desktop (Cal/CardDAV bridge)
> and the web, and a Thunderbird plugin is in the works. The server too is
> open-source and can be self-hosted. As mentioned, EteSync utilizes
> end-to-end encryption, hence giving users the benefit of truly owning their
> data and respecting their privacy.
> 
> I'm well-versed with C++, and have made a few contributions to KDE PIM,
> which also introduced me to Qt. I'm looking forward to working with all of
> you!
> 
> Apart from technical stuff, I'm very interested in all the latest and
> upcoming gadgets (mobiles, laptops etc). I'm into music, movies and twisty
> puzzles (Rubik's cube and the like). If you're also into any of this stuff,
> or even if not, I'm *sjolly on IRC*. Hoping to interact and learn from all
> of you!
> 
> Here's my project proposal. Please have a look:
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nWU5yaG_Anpl6L_QvMal0Vf2g_sQtC56