I’m Sanjay, your Senior Program Manager, and I'm thrilled to have you all here at gssoc-ext 2024 ✨ We received tons of applications, and you all stood out as the best. 👏 Congrats on being selected!

🔗Let’s Connect! Make sure to follow each other on GitHub. It’s like LinkedIn for developers! 💼 This way, we can see each other’s contributions and interact.

Issue will be assigned to Only 1 person ...FCFS (First Come First Serve) basis. Others get a chance if the issue gets stale & the assignee is inactive for 5+ days

🌟 How to Contribute to GSSoC Projects: A Step-by-Step Guide 🌟

Must watch the youtube link on Guidelines: https://youtu.be/Y9PYaPZgikg

A: Choosing Projects

1️⃣ 🌐Visit the GSSoC Website: Head to the official GSSoC website and navigate to the projects section. Here

2️⃣ 📂Find Your Match

3️⃣ 🔎Get Project Details: Click on the project to view its details, including a video overview and the GitHub repository link.

🛠️B1: Setting Up The Project

1️⃣ 🍴Fork It: Fork the project to create your own copy.

2️⃣ 💻Clone Locally: Open Git Bash in your desired folder and clone your forked copy.

$ git clone https://github.com/<your-account-username>/<your-forked-project>.git

3️⃣ 📂Navigate: Move into the project folder.

$ cd <your-forked-project-folder>

4️⃣ 🔗Add Upstream: Link to the original repository.

$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/<author-account-username>/<original-project>.git

5️⃣ 👀Check Remotes: Verify the remote connections.

$ git remote -v

6️⃣ ⬇️Stay Updated: Keep your main branch in sync with the original repository.

$ git pull upstream main

1️⃣ 🌿Branch Out: Create a new branch with a meaningful name.

$ git checkout -b <your_branch_name>

2️⃣ ✍️Make Changes: Work your magic on the codebase.

3️⃣ 📁Track Changes: Add your modifications.

$ git add .

4️⃣ 🚚Commit: Commit your changes with a descriptive message.

$ git commit -m "<commit message>"

5️⃣ 🚀Push Changes: Push your changes to your forked repository.

$ git push -u origin <your_branch_name>

6️⃣ 🌐Create Pull Request: Head to GitHub, navigate to your forked repo, and initiate a pull request by clicking "Compare and pull request".

🚀 Contribute, and let's make a difference together in the open-source community! Happy coding! 🎉

For more details, check out the guide here.

Hope it helps you please mark it as answer if it solves your query.

• What all label we should check?
  Ans: Make sure you check the labels gssoc, level1,level2,level3 on issues.

This is how it should look like,

• what are the points distribution this time for PR's ?
  Ans:
• Level1: 10 points
• Level2: 25 points
• Level3: 45 points
• Levels are classified by difficulty level which is calculated by core team. Also labels will be mentioned on each review And Leaderboard will update twice a day automatically

• how many PRs should be merged in to maintain positions on the leaderboard?
• Ans: its not above PR, the best way to maintain position on leaderboard is contribute to high difficult issue raised by maintainer. As mentioned above Level 1, level 2, level 3 helps them to maintain their position rather pushing many PR as the score is high for levels