These are my engineering and computing related goals for 2017. I feel like writing them down will better enable me to understand what topics I want to focus on in 2017 and allow me to evaluate if I achieved my goals at the end of the year.
Core Goals: Begin the process of becoming a Debian Developer by participating more in Debian, fixing bugs and possibly adopting (via NMU and the mentors program, at first) some orphaned packages that I care about. Start and contribute regularly to a website that tracks my accomplishments (even small ones), both those which can be shared publicly and those which should stay mostly private (ie: private things are work-related non-open source accomplishments). Continue to run my NTP server in India and try to help improve the state of the India NTP pool. Continue to avoid social media usage as it is distracting and addicting for me. Although this will reduce the amount that I am able to interact with my Internet Friends, when I’m not on social media I have found that I am much more focused on my family during family times and on my work during work times. Create at least 1 new open hardware design and have it manufactured using a structured design methodology which has similar benefits to most Time To Market systems used at the companies I’ve worked at so that I am focused on what I am building and why. Contribute to the KiCad parts library and footprint libraries. Continue to contribute to the Cross linux from Scratch project. Reach Goals: Become a KiCad librarian who has commit access to the KiCad library and footprint git repos. Create 2 or more open source hardware board designs and have them manufactured. Actually become a Debian Developer. Get a technician level AARL license.↧