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Mini Interview - Matt Madia "mmadia"

Wednesday, 01 April 2009 05:47


1) How old are you and what do you do to pay the bills?

I'm 29 and currently unemployed.  Pursuing a career in an electrical union, improving my résumé for a possible computer related career, and volunteering with Haiku keeps me busy.

2) Your nomination, it says: "rose to the occasion to become Haiku's "Google Summer of Code" administrator for 2009.". How difficult (or easy) was it to accomplish these tasks?

Jorge's input was invaluable, given his past experience as administrator in 2007.  So far, being the administrator tends to be more time consuming than anything.

3) Have you done other things these past two months that we missed and that you'd consider even more interesting or successful?

There's been a lot of smaller contributions I've been making lately. Though, none it compares to the importance of being the primary administrator for this years Google Summer of Code. I've even needed to put a few projects on the back burner to ensure that everything that can be done is being done.

4) What would you love to have that would make working on Haiku easier?

More contributors.  Since there is so much to be done, there is literally something for everyone to help with.  Improving and creating documentation, testing Haiku on hardware, and identifying new bugs to report are just a glimpse of the tasks that non-developers can help with.


Comments  

 
0 # Thanks Matt! — Humdinger 2009-04-02 07:06
Thanks for doing that interview! But where's your "media" recommendation? Got nothing to promote?
 
 
0 # mmadia 2009-04-02 08:59
If anything, it would be Douglas Adam's The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , ISBN: 0345453743 It's a wonderfully funny book.
 
 
0 # Humdinger 2009-04-03 04:45
Good choice I can fully support.
So, thanks for all the fish then.
 


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