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<font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt">Hello QGIS Dev,</font></font></p>
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<font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en-GB">I’m
</span></font></font><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en-GB">Francesco Bursi, an M.Sc.
</span></font></font><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en-GB">c</span></font></font><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en-GB">ivil
</span></font></font><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en-GB">e</span></font></font><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en-GB">ngineer from
</span></font></font><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en-GB">Italy</span></font></font><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en-GB"> currently enrolled
</span></font></font><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="en-GB">in a
</span></font></font><span><font color="#000000"><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">Master of Advanced Studies
</span></span></span></span></font></font></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">(Level</span></span></span></span></font></font></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span><span style="font-weight:normal">
8 EQF)</span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal"> in giscience and geoinformatics at the University
of Padua. </span></span></span></span></font></font></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">T</span></span></span></span></font></font></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">hrough
</span></span></span></span></font></font></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">this postgraduate course</span></span></span></span></font></font></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">
I’m doing an internship in Gter S.r.l.</span></span></span></span></font></font></font></span></p>
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<font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">I’m really interested
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">to take part</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">
to the GSoC </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">2021</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">
and </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">learning more about the development of</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">
QGI</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">S. I would like to work on the first idea that has been proposed.</span></span></span></span></font></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">I have to say in advance that I’m not proficient in C++
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">in particular,</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">
but I’m </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">really eager to learn it (I’d love to). On the other side I’m proficient in
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">p</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">yhton</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">,
I know </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">j</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">avascript,
html and css, and I’m </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">also</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">
proficient in SQL.</span></span></span></span></font></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">I was and I am an enthusiast QGIS user, I’m
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">currently
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">working
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">wit</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">h</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">
Lizmap </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">(I’m writing some
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">js
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">script to customize my maps)</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">,
QGIS and PostgreSQL/Postgis db; I would like to contribute to the QGIS </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">project</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">
and being part of th</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">e developer</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">
community. </span></span></span></span></font></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">I would like to know if I’m eligible
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">for this project and if I can share with you the python script that I wrote as a test as you suggested in the last point of
the “Project Ideas”: <a href="https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/Google-Summer-of-Code-2021-Ideas">
https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/Google-Summer-of-Code-2021-Ideas</a></span></span></span></span></font></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal"></span></span></span></span></font></span></p>
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<font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">P.s. I’d like to mention
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">that
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">Roberto Marzocchi, the CTO of
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">the company in which I’m doing the internship -</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">Gter
Srl-, </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">is available as a co-co-mentor if it’s possible. I mean that Gter srl can give me “operative and logistic” help if needed.
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">Roberto </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal"></span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">worked
in the develo</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">pment </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal"></span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">of
some</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal"> plugins
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">for QGIS and he’s, </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">of
course, </span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">involved in a lot of project
</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">in the “gis/webgis world”</span></span></span></span></font></span><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">,
he never worked on QGIS core.</span></span></span></span></font></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Liberation Serif, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size:12pt"><span><font color="#000000"><span><span lang="en-GB"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">Best regards and thank you in advance,</span></span></span></span></font></span></font></font></p>
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