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Re: [GSoC][Draft Proposal] Refactoring in order to reduce Git's global state

From
Tian Yuchen <a3205153416@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 23, 2026, 00:57 UTC
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On 2/23/26 02:34, Usman Akinyemi wrote:
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> On Sun, Feb 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM Tian Yuchen <a3205153416@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm Tian Yuchen and I'm planning to apply for GSoC this year!
>>
>> Instead of pasting a giant wall of text into this email, I have
>> drafted my proposal in Google Doc. I thought it might be easier for
>> everyone to leave inline comments and suggestions there. (Of course, if
>> you're more accustomed to email replies, you can also quote the content
>> from the doc in your response. Thank you.)
> I believe that a giant wall of text is the appropriate way to send a
> proposal to the
> Git community. I will advise you to send that giant of text actually.
> It is easier for the
> community to review and give feedback. Also future gsoc participants
> can also learn
> from it. By telling the reviewer to go through the link to the docs
> and then copy it on the
> to the email just to reply is giving them an extra lot of work to do.
> So send it through text
> and make it easy for people to review.
>>
>>
> Thank you.

Makes sense. I will format the proposal into plain text and send it as v2 shortly so it's easier to review inline and properly archived.

Thanks,
Yuchen
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Message 3 of 18 in “[GSoC][Draft Proposal] Refactoring in order to reduce Git's global state”
  1. Tian YuchenFeb 22, 2026
  2. Usman AkinyemiFeb 22, 2026
  3. Tian YuchenFeb 23, 2026
  4. [GSoC][Draft Proposal V2] Refactoring in order to reduce Git's global stateTian Yuchen, Feb 23, 2026
  5. Tian YuchenFeb 25, 2026
  6. Karthik NayakFeb 26, 2026
  7. Tian YuchenFeb 26, 2026
  8. Tian YuchenFeb 26, 2026
  9. Tian YuchenFeb 26, 2026
  10. Phillip WoodFeb 27, 2026
  11. Tian YuchenFeb 27, 2026
  12. Tian YuchenFeb 27, 2026
  13. Phillip WoodMar 1, 2026
  14. Tian YuchenMar 1, 2026
  15. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2026
  16. [GSoC][Draft Proposal v6] Refactoring in order to reduce Git's global stateTian Yuchen, Mar 3, 2026
  17. Tian YuchenMar 8, 2026
  18. Tian YuchenMar 14, 2026

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