{"thread":{"id":"59271","subject":"Regarding candidature for Google Summer of Code 2023.","startedAt":"2023-02-19T20:25:53Z","lastAt":"2023-02-20T09:46:30Z","messageCount":2,"participants":["Anushka Saxena","Christian Couder"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"472317","messageId":"CACkQP8tskwh6CcSFRCzyf82eoo9q_aLfSKD=2=jL+hgYH=f3Rg@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"59271","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Regarding candidature for Google Summer of Code 2023.","fromName":"Anushka Saxena","fromEmail":"anushka.saxena.iips@gmail.com","sentAt":"2023-02-19T20:26:58Z","receivedAt":"2023-02-19T20:25:53Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"anushka.saxena.iips@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"Greetings team Git!\nI am Anushka Saxena. Currently, I am pursuing an integrated Master of\nTechnology in Information Technology from International Institute of\nProfessional Studies, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, India. I have a\nstrong interest in open-source technology and the Git versioning\nsystem. I am excited to introduce myself and express my interest in\ncontributing to Debian as part of the Google Summer of Code program.\nI have been using Git & GitHub as the primary version control tools\nfor all of my projects and have been impressed with its stability,\nsecurity, and flexibility. As a student, I am eager to contribute to\nthis innovative and widely used distribution of Git and learn from\nexperienced members of the Git community.\nHowever, I am new to the project and would appreciate guidance on how\nto contribute effectively. I have reviewed the Git documentation\nand familiarized myself with the project's goals and objectives.\nI would be grateful if you could provide me with some guidance on how\nto get started with contributing to Git. Specifically, I would\nappreciate any advice on how to identify good first issues, best\npractices for contributing code, and how to collaborate with the\ncommunity effectively.\nThank you for considering my request, and I look forward to hearing\nfrom you soon.\nBest regards,\nAnushka Saxena.\n"},{"id":"472328","messageId":"CAP8UFD2bTBz2wTVjV+amtipQ-U78oW0ApE2pKCiLC+A1Nj_Z-A@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"59271","inReplyTo":"CACkQP8tskwh6CcSFRCzyf82eoo9q_aLfSKD=2=jL+hgYH=f3Rg@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Regarding candidature for Google Summer of Code 2023.","fromName":"Christian Couder","fromEmail":"christian.couder@gmail.com","sentAt":"2023-02-20T09:46:15Z","receivedAt":"2023-02-20T09:46:30Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"christian.couder@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/208954?v=4"},"body":"Hi,\n\nOn Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 10:20 PM Anushka Saxena\n<anushka.saxena.iips@gmail.com> wrote:\n>\n> Greetings team Git!\n> I am Anushka Saxena. Currently, I am pursuing an integrated Master of\n> Technology in Information Technology from International Institute of\n> Professional Studies, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, India. I have a\n> strong interest in open-source technology and the Git versioning\n> system.\n\nGreat!\n\n> I am excited to introduce myself and express my interest in\n> contributing to Debian as part of the Google Summer of Code program.\n\nContributing to Debian or to Git?\n\n> I have been using Git & GitHub as the primary version control tools\n> for all of my projects and have been impressed with its stability,\n> security, and flexibility. As a student, I am eager to contribute to\n> this innovative and widely used distribution of Git and learn from\n> experienced members of the Git community.\n> However, I am new to the project and would appreciate guidance on how\n> to contribute effectively. I have reviewed the Git documentation\n> and familiarized myself with the project's goals and objectives.\n> I would be grateful if you could provide me with some guidance on how\n> to get started with contributing to Git. Specifically, I would\n> appreciate any advice on how to identify good first issues, best\n> practices for contributing code, and how to collaborate with the\n> community effectively.\n\nAbout good first issues, we have the following documentation:\n\nhttps://git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information/\n\nThere is also the microproject idea page from last year's GSoC:\n\nhttps://git.github.io/SoC-2022-Microprojects/\n\nWe haven't updated it for this year yet, so some ideas might be\noutdated. It might be a good idea anyway to discuss a bit your\nmicro-project idea on the list when you have found one before starting\nto work on it.\n\nThanks and welcome to the Git community,\nChristian.\n"}]}