[Wikitech-l] GSOC - Green SMW

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nischay nahata

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Apr 4, 2012, 12:33:18 AM4/4/12

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Hi,

I am participating in GSOC'12 with my proposal for Green SMW [1].
This proposal is about reducing the carbon footprint of SMW , in other
words it will enhance the performance of SMW significantly.
All the details are on [1], suggestions to improve or comments are most
welcome.

I have also been contributing to MW with my new Extension:AllTimeZones [2],
comments to that are welcomed as well.
My other contributions to MW are listed here [3].

[1]www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Nischayn22/Gsoc
[2]www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AllTimeZones
[3]www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Nischayn22

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With Regards

Nischay Nahata
B.tech 3rd year
Department of Information Technology
NITK,Surathkal
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Gregory Varnum

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Apr 4, 2012, 1:01:33 AM4/4/12

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I'll admit - I'm intrigued by the notion of carbon footprint reduction via software enhancements.. :)

I appreciate that you've concisely provided background on the what and how. I'm curious if you can expand a tad more on the why. To many the notion of energy conservation is very familiar - but in all fairness - I've suggested to others that they not assume everyone will know as much as they do - so a bit more info there wouldn't hurt.

You've been in IRC actively - so you're aware of that resource.

Same comment to SMW folks as Flickr folks - contemplate each other's proposals and be mindful of any overlap and the stated criteria like quality of apps, etc. Might not be a bad idea to see what others are proposing. :)