https://lists.apache.org/thread/p8kr8cb9zb0v712ylltq2jhv0wdofb04
newcomer: please check the list archives like the linked email here. On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 8:08 AM James Dailey <[email protected]> wrote: > GSOC candidates - [0] is a link. > ... and thank you Victor for your comments below in other thread. > > A warm welcome to the GSOC candidates here and thank you for your > proposals, ideas, and energy. > > To avoid some confusion - in the past, we have had Mifos GSOC projects > discussed here and on the Mifos Slack. As Victor highlighted below, > > While Mifos's members are key contributors to Fineract(R), Mifos X is an >> independent, end-to-end open-source solution that adds the UI, mobile apps, >> and reporting tools on top of the Fineract backend. > > > New this year, we are also having an Apache Software Foundation (the ASF) > Fineract GSOC program. > > To keep this straight, if you are applying for a Mifos GSOC project (or > any other Mifos coding efforts), your primary source of information is the > Mifos #GSOC channel on slack, email list, confluence, and mifos jira[1]. > > If your specific code project at Mifos overlaps with Fineract code (i.e. > requires changes to Fineract = MifosX backend), then tickets are also > required in the Fineract Jira. [2] This is our longstanding practice. > > If you are applying for a Fineract GSOC project, your primary source of > information will be the fineract wiki [3], this email (listserv), and > Matrix account.[4] I invite all GSOC candidates to join Matrix and the > GSOC channel there. > > As a community, we welcome you. As an open source project, the demands on > our time are many. If you DM to someone, you may not get a response. There > are many of you and few of us. Public discussion, if well forumulated, has > a higher chance of getting a response but also not guaranteed. Apologies in > advance. > > By well formulated, I mean you have spent the hours and hours going > through the many resources available to you first: website, jira, > documentation, tests, email archive, etc etc... before asking questions. > > I do not want to discourage anyone, but take small steps first. If you do > not intend to work on fineract after GSOC, then speaking for myself, I > invite you to consider carefully. The investment in time can be intense. > Only a few of you will be selected for the Fineract GSOC program and even > then, the allocated spots are not guaranteed. > > Conversely, documenting your onboarding experience in detail—pointing out > the good and the bad to help the next person—is itself a contribution to an > open source project. > > I will place some FAQs in the Matrix GSOC channel. We will introduce the > mentors there and on the list. Victor's points below are valid. There are > some issues which we will address in discussion. > > We will come back to this email (listserv) with summaries or important > discussions. Good luck with the applications. The GSOC program opens for > applications in mid-March. More information later. See you in the Matrix. > (ha!) > > James > Fineract PMC > > > [0] a link such as https://fineract.apache.org > > [1] Mifos > https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/spaces/MDZ/pages/90243316/Getting+started > > https://mifos.slack.com > https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki > > [2] Fineract > https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/FINERACT/issues > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/FINERACT/issues> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=91554327. > (FAQ) > > [3] GSOC at Fineract > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/GSOC+Program+at+Fineract > > https://fineract.apache.org/docs/current/ (documentation) > > [4] Matrix > https://lists.apache.org/thread/y972vl7xy7695w9zf7gj17fxvsztppjz > > Also, ASF vendor neutrality > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/Vendor+Neutrality > > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM VICTOR MANUEL ROMERO RODRIGUEZ < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I would like to clarify that Mifos Initiative creates the Mifos X >> distribution, which is powered by the Apache Fineract(R) backend. While >> Mifos's members are a key contributors to Fineract(R), Mifos X is an >> independent, end-to-end open-source solution that adds the UI, mobile apps, >> and reporting tools on top of the Fineract backend. >> >> Let's keep the independence of both organizations and the collaboration >> is done by the individuals. >> >> Mentor's and another Apache Fineract community members must provide clear >> information to the beginners. >> >> These are some Apache Fineract's GSOC ideas for this 2026 (taken from >> previous email sent by James) >> >> The current GSOC Tickets are: >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2439 >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2440 >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2441 >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2442 >> >> They must have the tag "gsoc2026" and "mentor" to show up in the >> listings. >> >> [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/GSOC+Program+at+ >> Fineract >> [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/0z5bml66rx7klcnoj5f6cs77kmnj7h1t >> <https://lists.apache.org/thread/0z5bml66rx7klcnoj5f6cs77kmnj7h1t> >> >> Regards >> >> Victor Romero >> > > > >
