GSoC 2017 officially over!

So, Google Summer of Code 2017 is completed!

It has been an amazing experience for me. I'm a firm believer that Open Source is the way to go in terms of software development and the rise of new technologies, it is the healthiest possible environment for new ideas to blossom and evolve into something of importance and impact to the general public. It is also a fundamental way of self-growth and improvement, which expands the technical skills and the ability to operate within an organized group like few other creative channels can.

Being able to work with Samba during the summer has been a milestone for me, a foundation upon which more contributions to the Open Source community can be based, more knowledge can be acquired. GSoC has been an entry point to the world of teamwork in software development and a path I am eager to keep on following.

GSoC may be over, but the same cannot be said for my project goals. It is my current goal that incomplete code is taken care of and the intended functionality is achieved.

Key priorities include:

• Finish test suites and test the current code.
• Produce potential fixes as a result of the testing process.
• Optimize the code.
• Deliver a finalized result that can be officially merged with Samba builds.

I want to thank everyone in Samba for what the last months have meant to me, especially David and Kai.

This blog will be restructured to log all Open Source project contributions that occur from now on and, by no means, will it be archived.

Stay tuned for what comes next!

Cheers,
Dimitris