welcome, Bazaar summer-of-code students

[Ian Clatworthy]

Martin Pool wrote:
>
> Please make them welcome, test and review their code, and give
> feedback and encouragement.  The Windows improvements should be very
> valuable and the encrypted storage format is intriguing.
>
A big welcome from sunny Brisbane, Australia. I'm sure you will find the 
Bazaar community a friendly and helpful one as I have.

I'd also like to say that I'm very pleased to see all three projects 
happening ...

While I'd much rather be using Linux than Windows for development (and 
most tasks for that matter), many developers in the commercial world do 
not get to choose. In lots of software teams, technical writers and 
support staff are still using Windows even if most of the developers are 
using Linux. For these teams to adopt a new VCS, good Windows IDE, 
Explorer and GUI tool support is mandatory. Let's give it to them!

I'm also looking forward to seeing the outcome from the encrypted 
repository storage project. As indicated by EMC recently purchasing RSA, 
this whole area is full of potential.

Good luck and best wishes with the projects guys!

Ian C.