Hello Himadri Mandal, mentors@ is the list for mentors only, not for GSoC contributors :) I can recommend you to check this page: [1]
Then find the project you would like to participate in here: [2] (you can filter by your favorite language :)) Additionally you can search for the "gsoc2026" label in JIRA [3] :) Not sure if ant gsoc2026 labeled issues are already created, but you always can contact dev@ mailing list of any ASF project :) Also we recently added a page in our community website with projects that have "Good Frist Issues". You can see it here: [4] It might help you to know where to start. Please send any additional questions to the dev@community mailing-list or better to the dev@ list of the particular Apache project you would like to contribute :) [1] https://community.apache.org/gsoc/ [2] https://projects.apache.org/projects.html [3] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse [4] https://community.apache.org/committers/good-first-issues.html > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Himadri Mandal <himadrimandal.w...@gmail.com> > To: ment...@community.apache.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:52:05 +0530 > Subject: Help needed regarding GSoC > Dear Mentor, > > I hope this message finds you well. > > My name is Himadri Mandal. I am a third year Information Technology > undergraduate at Jadavpur University , and I am a student who is very > interested in contributing to Apache as part of Google Summer of Code 2026. I > am a beginner in open-source development, but I am eager to learn, > contribute, and grow with guidance from the community. > > I’ve gone through the project ideas list and found the skywalking, > maven-ear-plugin, iotdb and many more are very exciting. I have a good grasp > on Java, C++, Javascript, Springboot, and I’ve started exploring the > project’s codebase to get familiar with it. > > Could you please guide me on how I can get started with contributions? If > there are any beginner-friendly issues or recommended tasks, I’d be happy to > take them on. > > Looking forward to your suggestions and hoping to be an active contributor to > Apache. > > Best regards, > Himadri Mandal > Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/himadri-mandal-162a841a5/ > -- Best regards, Maxim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
