Hello everyone,

I am Bradley Tucker, a junior computer science major at Tennessee Tech University, and I am very interested in participating in the Google Summer of Code.  I have a strong passion for developing video games, and it sounds like working with the Wine Project this summer would be incredibly helpful, informative, and fun.

I'm not sure exactly what I'm supposed to do to get started, so I'll just tell you a little about me and what I'd like to do.

First of all, I am primarily a Windows user who is trying learn more about Linux and all the wonderful things it can do.  I have experience programming in C++ and Java, but I am a quick learner and would gladly become fluent in another language, if necessary.  I do not have any experience working in an open-source community, but again, I am always ready to learn and to try new things.  I would like to participate in the Google Summer of Code because I feel it will help me gain necessary skills and knowledge that will help me once I graduate, while benefiting all others who use open-source software.  While I may not be the most qualified individual right now, I promise that if I am selected to work for the Wine Project this summer, I will quickly do whatever I can to become as qualified as possible.  I am a sociable and easy-to-get-along-with sort of guy, but I am extremely determined and hard-working, and I will do whatever I can to help the project progress.

As I said before, I am very interested in gaming, so naturally Wine is project that I believe I will thoroughly enjoy working on.  Firstly, I would be very interested in improving or testing any Direct3D features.  Testing and finding bugs for recent releases would be tremendously beneficial in helping me get ready for a career in the gaming industry.  So, finding bugs and ways to optimize recent releases would probably be my top choice for working on a project with Wine.  I also enjoy playing classic games as much as the latest releases.  The suggested idea of "implementing DOS graphics modes more faithfully" is one I would find tremendously interesting and hopefully informative.  I don't know enough about Wine yet to give many specifics, but I would gladly work on any bugs or features that my mentor would find most crucial.  While these are the topics that stood out most to me, I would honestly be willing to help out in any area that could use my help.

As I said, I don't know if this is the best way to introduce myself or if this is the best way to present the ideas I would like to possibly work on.  But, here I am, willing and able to help in whatever ways you would like.

My e-mail address is bradley-tucker@hotmail.com, so feel free to contact me whenever you please, with any questions or comments.  I am a student with classes, so I may not be able to respond right away.

Thanks, and I hope to working with you this summer!

Bradley Tucker

Computer Science Major
Junior, Tennessee Tech University
bradley-tucker@hotmail.com

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