Hi Abhishek, As this is the early phase, there may be chance that you will get response late. As this is a volunteering work. For second question, yes if even a small change is required in Apache Fineract committer-mentor is necessary. All code that is contributed to Apache Fineract must be release ready.
On 2026/10/09 05:42:14 Abhishek Chaudhary wrote: > Hi Aman, thanks for laying this out early. > I had a few questions: > > 1. For core Apache Fineract ideas, are there any areas where committers are > available to mentor? This would help alot choose ideas that can get proper > guidance and review. > > 2. What's the preferred flow for an idea: a short design note on the dev > list to find a mentor or maybe discussing in matrix first? followed by a > Jira issue with the "gsoc2027" label? > > 3. If a non-core project (e.g., the back-office UI or a plugin) turns out > to need a small change in Apache Fineract, does the committer-mentor > requirement then apply to that project as well? > > Thanks! > > On Fri, 9 Oct, 2026, 10:26 am Shivaansh Pandey, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Thanks for writing down the guidelines; it's very helpful to have the > > process clear early. > > > > I posted an idea on this list earlier, under the subject "[DISCUSS] > > GSoC 2027 idea: customization and extension framework for the > > Backoffice UI". It only touches apache/fineract-backoffice-ui, so > > under this proposal it would fall in the non-mainline category and > > would not need changes to apache/fineract. > > > > Two questions: > > > > 1. Is anyone willing to mentor it? As I read the proposal, a community > > member could mentor it since it doesn't touch the core repo. I'm happy > > to rescope it to something smaller if the mentoring load is the > > concern. > > > > 2. When the ideas list opens, should I draft the GSOC Jira ticket text > > (background, goals, expected outcome, size) and post it here for > > review before anyone files it? > > > > If this isn't the right fit, I'm also glad to look at other Backoffice UI > > work. > > > > Thanks, > > Shivaansh Pandey > > GitHub: shivaansh0610-LUFFY > > > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2026 at 8:57 AM Aman Mittal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I think it should be the right time to establish guidelines regarding > > how the GSoC 2027, please note that this is proposal. And nothing is final > > (mentors, project ideas, candidates). > > > > > > First of all the most important factor that will affect how many ideas > > we will consider is the mentors who will able to guide the mentees. > > > > > > Requirements of the mentor at fineract: > > > Someone who has a good standing preferred if it is PMC member or a > > committer. > > > If they do not have committer access, any existing PMC member can vouch > > for him/her then one can mentor for Apache Fineract GSoC. > > > Note: this process is similar to how ASF admins will give mentors access > > to the GSoC dashboard. Only difference is that even for existing PMC member > > they need acknowledgement from other PMC member in same PMC. > > > > > > Project Ideas: > > > They are being tracked at ASF level on > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/spaces/COMDEV/pages/440304577/GSoC+2027+Ideas+list > > > > > > Regarding the ideas for Apache Fineract I invite community to submit > > project idea. > > > Important: If project proposal requires changing in "apache/fineract" > > codebase the core product of the Apache Fineract PMC. We will only consider > > for evaluation if any pmc member or committer is willing to mentor on this > > and take care of merges. > > > > > > However if this does not require any changes (non mainline repos such as > > fineract-backoffice-ui , loan origination, consumer facing and bi plugin or > > new repo will be created) then we need someone who can mentor for that > > (this may be general community member or non committee mentor). > > > > > > A message to gsoc aspirants: Please use public channels (matrix or dev > > list) as much as possible for queries and proposals and avoid private > > messages to potential mentors. > > > > > > > > > Note: this is only proposal, can be changed based on apache community > > development pmc or gsoc guidelines and community suggestions. > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > Aman > > >
