[OpenAFS] GSoC 2025 – Proposal for GNOME Shell Extension

[Deepak Jain]

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Hi Michael Meffie,

I'm Deepak Jain, currently in my third year of Computer Science studies and
someone who=E2=80=99s genuinely excited about Linux system development and
contributing to open-source projects.

I=E2=80=99ve recently submitted my proposal for this year=E2=80=99s Google =
Summer of Code,
where I=E2=80=99d love to work on the *GNOME Shell Extension for OpenAFS Cl=
ient
Management* project.

Over the past few weeks, I=E2=80=99ve been diving into how GNOME Shell exte=
nsions
work, exploring the OpenAFS client commands, and thinking about how to make
client interaction a lot smoother=E2=80=94especially for users who prefer a=
 more
intuitive desktop experience. I believe this project can really help bridge
the gap between system-level power and user-friendly design.

I=E2=80=99ve already uploaded my proposal on the GSoC website, but I=E2=80=
=99d really
appreciate any feedback, thoughts, or suggestions from the community on how
I can align it even better with OpenAFS=E2=80=99s long-term goals. I=E2=80=
=99m also happy
to share a public view link with anyone interested in reviewing it.

This is my first time getting involved with OpenAFS, and I=E2=80=99m honest=
ly
looking forward to contributing, learning a lot, and becoming an active
part of the community.

Thanks a ton for reading =E2=80=94 and for keeping such an awesome project =
going!

Best,
Deepak Jain
=F0=9F=93=A7 deepakjain0621@gmail.com
=F0=9F=94=97 GitHub: https://github.com/deepakjain06
=F0=9F=92=AC IRC/Libera Chat: deepakjain06

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&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14.4px">Michael =
Meffie</span>,</p><p>I&#39;m Deepak Jain, currently in my third year of Com=
puter Science studies and someone who=E2=80=99s genuinely excited about Lin=
ux system development and contributing to open-source projects.</p><p>I=E2=
=80=99ve recently submitted my proposal for this year=E2=80=99s Google Summ=
er of Code, where I=E2=80=99d love to work on the=C2=A0<strong>GNOME Shell =
Extension for OpenAFS Client Management</strong>=C2=A0project.</p><p>Over t=
he past few weeks, I=E2=80=99ve been diving into how GNOME Shell extensions=
 work, exploring the OpenAFS client commands, and thinking about how to mak=
e client interaction a lot smoother=E2=80=94especially for users who prefer=
 a more intuitive desktop experience. I believe this project can really hel=
p bridge the gap between system-level power and user-friendly design.</p><p=
>I=E2=80=99ve already uploaded my proposal on the GSoC website, but I=E2=80=
=99d really appreciate any feedback, thoughts, or suggestions from the comm=
unity on how I can align it even better with OpenAFS=E2=80=99s long-term go=
als. I=E2=80=99m also happy to share a public view link with anyone interes=
ted in reviewing it.</p><p>This is my first time getting involved with Open=
AFS, and I=E2=80=99m honestly looking forward to contributing, learning a l=
ot, and becoming an active part of the community.</p><p>Thanks a ton for re=
ading =E2=80=94 and for keeping such an awesome project going!</p><p>Best,<=
br>Deepak Jain<br>=F0=9F=93=A7=C2=A0<a rel=3D"noopener">deepakjain0621@gmai=
l.com</a><br>=F0=9F=94=97=C2=A0GitHub:=C2=A0<a rel=3D"noopener" href=3D"htt=
ps://github.com/deepakjain06" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/deepakja=
in06</a><br>=F0=9F=92=AC=C2=A0IRC/Libera Chat: deepakjain06</p></div>

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