Hi Brijesh, Thank you for your enthusiasm about Seata and sharing your impressive open-source journey! We appreciate your proactive approach in reaching out.
For GSoC 2025 applications, we recommend first identifying 1-2 specific projects from our Ideas List[1] <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/COMDEV/GSoC+2025+Ideas+list> that align with your skills and interests. Each project has designated mentors who can provide tailored guidance. Please: 1.Review the project requirements thoroughly 2.Engage with the corresponding mentors via email 3.Explore our "good first issues" to demonstrate your understanding of Seata This focused approach will help mentors better assess your fit for specific projects. Feel free to ask clarifying questions here if you need help narrowing down options. We look forward to your contributions! [1] <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/COMDEV/GSoC+2025+Ideas+list> Best Regards, Jiangke Wu(xingfudeshi) On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM Brijesh Thummar <brijeshthumma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Seata Community, > > I am Brijesh Thummar, a second-year Bachelor’s student in Computer Science > Engineering from India. I am an active open-source contributor, and > contributing to open source has been a fascinating journey for me, allowing > me to learn and grow continuously. > > Before GSoC 2025, I officially contributed to Apache in the *Gravitino* and > *incubator-stormcrawler* repositories, with *three merged PRs and two open > PRs* (from February 2025). As I became more familiar with Apache, I started > exploring various codebases and contributing actively. > > Beyond Apache, I have contributed to projects under *Jenkins, Eclipse > Foundation, NASA, Redis, Oracle*,* Docker* and many more. One of my most > significant achievements was my *128th PR being merged into Apache > Gravitino*, where I fixed an issue titled *[fix(logging): Correct logger > class in IcebergTableRenameOperations]*. > > Apart from open source, I have been actively involved in my university’s > *Tech > Fest 2024* and currently serve as the *Org Head and Security Lead* of the > university’s* tech community* and *Tech Fest 2025*, as well as the > *official > Web Development Team Lead*. > > After going through the* GSoC 2025* website, I immediately chose Apache as > my preferred organization. Upon reviewing the idea list, I found > *Incubator-Seata* particularly fascinating. I have explored the > documentation and code structure and have decided to work on *Seata as my > GSoC project idea*. > > I would love guidance on how to get started with contributions, > understanding the workflow, and best practices for contributing to Seata. > Any pointers on relevant issues, documentation, or discussions would be > highly appreciated. Looking forward to collaborating with the Seata > community! > > Best regards, > Brijesh Thummar >
