Once you found a idea you think is interesting or want to propose your own

Can people still propose their own ideas?

Once you found a idea you think is interesting or want to propose your own

Can people still propose their own ideas?

Once you found a idea you think is interesting or want to propose your own

Can people still propose their own ideas?
Ref: https://github.com/NixOS/GSoC/blob/main/contributor-guide.md

In reply to @getpsyched:matrix.org

Once you found a idea you think is interesting or want to propose your own

Can people still propose their own ideas?

In reply to @manik.r:matrix.org
Hey everyone I'm Manik,

I'm interested in the nixpkgs pnpm tooling tooling project for GSoC 24. I'm new to Nix/NixOS in general but I'm very familiar with the web development side of things and I use pnpm extensively. Are there any prequisites or additional info that can help with this?

In reply to @janik0:matrix.org
In theory maybe but in practice it will get less and less likely that potential contributors will see your idea and discuss about it since the discussions start today so probably not. 

I guess you can still do a draft pr or issue and it might become interesting for next year or other mentor programs like Summer of Nix or outreachy 

Well then; hey, everyone!

I'm Priyanshu. I'm excited to start contributing to the Nix project. I've already gotten my feet wet with nixpkgs and the prospect of contributing to the CLI xD

I'm currently pursuing a major in Computer Science at NIT Kurukshetra. Here's my GitHub :) https://github.com/GetPsyched

In reply to @janik0:matrix.org
In theory maybe but in practice it will get less and less likely that potential contributors will see your idea and discuss about it since the discussions start today so probably not. 

I guess you can still do a draft pr or issue and it might become interesting for next year or other mentor programs like Summer of Nix or outreachy 

In reply to @getpsyched:matrix.org
Oh, wait, I misread your response. I was referring to contributors suggesting their own ideas, not mentors; since that's quoted from the contributor's guide.

Hey! I'm Lorenz, lorenzleutgeb on GitHub. Also check my personal website. I am a PhD student in Computer Science at Saarland University and am considering to apply as a Contributor.

My involvement with the project:

• 29 Nixpkgs PRs merged
• 34 Nixpkgs PRs reviewed
• I help maintain Gradle (build tool in the Java ecosystem) in Nixpkgs.
• I was a Facilitator for Summer of Nix 2023, check the recommendations that others wrote about me.
• I am using NixOS since about 2019, maintaining my configuration in a Git repo .

In case I officially apply, you can expect a more thorough description of what I am doing and what motivates me. For now, I'd like to stay up to date by lurking in this channel, read through the ideas list, and maybe consider proposing my own project. In particular I'd like to know whether you would consider packaging existing software suitable for GSoC?

In reply to @janik0:matrix.org
That explains stuff, I reed it as you wanting to mentor because you are already a active Nix/OS contributor for half a year and part of the rfc steering committee. And at least gsoc is intended for people that are relatively new to opensource and (in our case) nixos

Hello. I'm Yurii.
I am receiving a bachelor's degree in "Software Engineering" at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

I'd like to work on "nixpkgs library networking functions". I deal with network programming quite often and hope this will help with project. I actually have some nixpkgs contributions, but they were made when I was new to the nix ecosystem (not that I'm an expert now) and so the API I made isn't the best😅. I added the keyd (key remapper) service to nixpkgs as you can see here pr list.

Hello. I'm Yurii.
I am receiving a bachelor's degree in "Software Engineering" at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

I'd like to work on "nixpkgs library networking functions". I deal with network programming quite often and hope this will help with project. I actually have some nixpkgs contributions, but they were made when I was new to the nix ecosystem (not that I'm an expert now) and so the API I made isn't the best😅. I added the keyd (key remapper) service to nixpkgs as you can see here pr list.

I am writing Lox interpreter/vm bytecode machine as my coursework.

Hello. I'm Yurii.
I am receiving a bachelor's degree in "Software Engineering" at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

I'd like to work on "nixpkgs library networking functions". I deal with network programming quite often and hope this will help with project. I actually have some nixpkgs contributions, but they were made when I was new to the nix ecosystem (not that I'm an expert now) and so the API I made isn't the best😅. I added the keyd (key remapper) service to nixpkgs as you can see here.

I am writing Lox interpreter/vm bytecode machine as my coursework.

Hello. I'm Yurii.
I am receiving a bachelor's degree in "Software Engineering" at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

I'd like to work on "nixpkgs library networking functions". I deal with network programming quite often and hope this will help with project. I actually have some nixpkgs contributions, but they were made when I was new to the nix ecosystem (not that I'm an expert now) and so the API I made isn't the best😅. I added the keyd (key remapper) service to nixpkgs as you can see here.

I am writing Lox interpreter/vm bytecode machine as my coursework now and also read "How Linux works".

In reply to @getpsyched:matrix.org
I would beg to differ that I'm still "relatively" new to open source. There are a lot of nooks and crannies with contributing that I have no idea about. With Nix, things just clicked, so it may seem like I'm a seasoned open source contributor. I'd love to contribute to the CLI with the intent of being a GSoC contributor. Even so, do let me know if I wouldn't be considered as an applicant.

Even so, do let me know if I wouldn't be considered as an applicant.

I don't know yet, first time we are organizing this and I'll have to discuss with the other mentors. Sorry that I can't give you a clear cut answer at this point in time.

In reply to @manik.r:matrix.org
Hey everyone I'm Manik,

I'm interested in the nixpkgs pnpm tooling tooling project for GSoC 24. I'm new to Nix/NixOS in general but I'm very familiar with the web development side of things and I use pnpm extensively. Are there any prequisites or additional info that can help with this?

Are there any prequisites or additional info that can help with this?

So having knowledge about pnpm internals certainly helps (how does it resolve dependencies, what type of dependencies does it have, etc..). Other then that being interested in reproducible builds will probably help motivate you because nix will make you jump through quite a few hoops to achieve them and might make you pull out you hair if you don't know why we are doing it.