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== About you ==
== About you ==
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; Education completed or in progress:
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; Education completed or in progress:
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Master of Computer Science (2013 - present)
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University of Colombo - Sri Lanka
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Bsc (Hons). in Computing - 2nd Class First Division
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Staffordshire University - United Kingdom
; How did you hear about this program?
; How did you hear about this program?
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Via a friend of mine who encouraged me to apply to [https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen OPW].
; Will you have any other time commitments, such as school work, another job, planned vacation, etc., during the duration of the program?
; Will you have any other time commitments, such as school work, another job, planned vacation, etc., during the duration of the program?
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As I am currently reading for my Masters, my semester exams fall on last week of June and first week of July. Therefore I may take a few days off for the purpose of study leave during same.
; We advise all candidates eligible to [[Summer of Code|Google Summer of Code]] and [[FOSS Outreach Program for Women]] to apply for both programs. Are you planning to apply to both programs and, if so, with what organization(s)?
; We advise all candidates eligible to [[Summer of Code|Google Summer of Code]] and [[FOSS Outreach Program for Women]] to apply for both programs. Are you planning to apply to both programs and, if so, with what organization(s)?
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No, will be only applying for FOSS Outreach Program for Women.
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; What makes me tick
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We
don't
just
care
about
your
project
--
you
are
a
person
,
and
that
matters
to
us!
What
drives
you?
What
makes
you
want
to
make
this
the
'''most
awesomest'''
wiki
enhancement
ever?
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Next
to
Biology,
Computing
was
always
my
passion.
The
reason
being for both
passions
,
is
my
curiosity
to
solve
problems
and
investigate
unknown
scenarios.
Being
in the field of computing allowed me
to
solve
problems through a different perspective as it is often required to investigate
the
same problem via numerous
points
of
views.
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I believe I can use my knowledge on catering to different perspectives with regard to this project as it allows me to visualize the problem for different types of users that access Wikimedia Labs and Tools Labs sections. It will also give me an opportunity to provide simple yet out of the box solutions that are user friendly and at the same time helpful for users of different contexts.
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I am also certain that this is a great opportunity for me to get to know the wiki-community and contribute to it with the best of my knowledge level. In addition undoubtedly this will serve as great new educative experience for me.
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You don't need to write out your life story (we can read your blog if we want that), but we want to know a little about what makes you tick. Are you a Wikipedia addict wanting to make your own experience better? Did a wiki with usability problems run over your dog, and you're seeking revenge? :-) What does making this project happen mean to you?
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== Past experience ==
== Past experience ==
; Please describe your experience with any other FOSS projects as a user and as a contributor:
; Please describe your experience with any other FOSS projects as a user and as a contributor: