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<p class="">I beg to state that I was looking for a project In GSOC 2016 which matches my skill and passion, and I came across Matcher Optimisation, Xapian. This project has really captured my interest and I would love to contribute to this project.</p>
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<p class="">I am a computer engineering undergraduate so I am good at programming languages (especially C and C++), algorithms, logical and analytical thinking (as my hobby is solving logical puzzles). But I am new to real world IT development.</p>
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<p class="">I would be really thankful if you could clear my following queries,</p>
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<p class="">1) There are 5 tickets on</p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:18pt;text-indent:18pt"><a href="https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/GSoCProjectIdeas#Project:MatcherOptimisations">https://trac.xapian.org/wiki/GSoCProjectIdeas#Project:MatcherOptimisations</a></p>
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<p class="" style="text-indent:18pt">And 11 tickets on</p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:36pt"><a href="https://trac.xapian.org/query?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component&order=priority&report=16">https://trac.xapian.org/query?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component&order=priority&report=16</a></p>
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<p class="" style="margin-left:16.8pt">So how many tickets are there and what is the difference between assigned and new ticket (as mentioned in the 2nd link)? And how many tickets should I pick in my project?</p>
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<p class="">2) What are the pre-requisites that I should fulfil before I can get into learning about these tickets (because it is difficult for me to understand a few things in them)?</p>
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<p class="">3) It will take me a little time to understand the Xapian’s code and optimisation techniques in depth, so may I do research in depth in the time between 25th of March and 22nd of April and submit my proposal in a brief manner?</p>
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<p class="">Thanking you in advance </p>
<p class="">Sanat Kumar Jain</p>
<p class="">B.E. Computer Engineering</p>
<p class="">Thapar University, Patiala</p>
<p class="">India(GMT +5hr 30min)</p>
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<p class="">P.S. Sorry for sending my query so late, I had classes and to be honest, a little hesitation being a beginner which I just overcame. And I am sure that I will make a valuable contribution to the project this summer.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div>