{"thread":{"id":"64463","subject":"[RFC]: Continue contribution","startedAt":"2025-11-11T12:52:54Z","lastAt":"2025-11-11T13:00:27Z","messageCount":2,"participants":["Bello Olamide","Usman Akinyemi"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"530502","messageId":"CAD=f0L_F-c-xACU8z+2GwgBwzVsZBLcMvtVbuB3phC73_xHBoA@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"64463","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[RFC]: Continue contribution","fromName":"Bello Olamide","fromEmail":"belkid98@gmail.com","sentAt":"2025-11-11T12:52:54Z","receivedAt":"2025-11-11T12:52:54Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"belkid98@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/73387291?v=4"},"body":"Hello,\n\nI participated in the just concluded Outreachy contribution phase.\nHowever I would like to contribute some more to Git and\nI have been scanning the codebase for some #leftoverbits\nI can tackle and an example is this\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/git/20251010052256.GB1965904@coredump.intra.peff.net/\nwhich proposes to pass `struct *object_database` instead of\n`struct *repo` to `remove_redundant_pack()` and also modify\n`clear_midx_file() to accept `struct *object_database` rather than\n'struct *repo' in the bid to reduce dependence on the `the_repository`\nglobal variable.\n\nThe Outreachy documentation permits continued contributions\nafter the close of the contribution phase but I would like to\nknow if the community is okay with it and I can proceed.\n\nThanks as I await your response.\nBello\n"},{"id":"530503","messageId":"CAPSxiM_8MWdKAQJCA2m8zj_3UC7GaOcYZnKmLt=PXrtbUudZuQ@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"64463","inReplyTo":"CAD=f0L_F-c-xACU8z+2GwgBwzVsZBLcMvtVbuB3phC73_xHBoA@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: [RFC]: Continue contribution","fromName":"Usman Akinyemi","fromEmail":"usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com","sentAt":"2025-11-11T13:00:15Z","receivedAt":"2025-11-11T13:00:27Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"usmanakinyemi202@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/86585626?v=4"},"body":"> Hello,\nHello Bello,\n>\n> The Outreachy documentation permits continued contributions\n> after the close of the contribution phase but I would like to\n> know if the community is okay with it and I can proceed.\n>\nYou can keep contributing to the Git community. You do not have to\ntake permission from anyone to contribute to the Git community. Everyone is\nwelcome to contribute even if they are not part of programs like Outreachy\nor GSoC.\n\nThank you.\nUsman.\n"}]}