From 9a1944c5870e0c7390d679a0d7eefe8954aeb4f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kaartic Sivaraam Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:35:52 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] rn-139: mention GSoC 2026 results --- rev_news/drafts/edition-139.md | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) diff --git a/rev_news/drafts/edition-139.md b/rev_news/drafts/edition-139.md index 979de56d2..8bc355c25 100644 --- a/rev_news/drafts/edition-139.md +++ b/rev_news/drafts/edition-139.md @@ -19,6 +19,42 @@ This edition covers what happened during the months of August and September 2026 ### General +* [Git participated in GSoC (Google Summer of Code) 2026](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/organizations/git) + + All the contributors have successfully passed their final evaluation + and published a final report: + + - Pablo Sabater [worked](https://pablosabater.dev/) on the + [Add remote-object-info command to git-cat-file(1)](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/752yzmwm) + project, continuing previous work started by Eric Ju and Calvin Wan. + The project was mentored by [Karthik Nayak](https://gitlab.com/knayakgl) + and [Chandra Pratap](https://chand-ra.github.io/). The final report can be + found in [a GitHub gist](https://gist.github.com/pabloosabaterr/6be5932a778854cf0afde995e02e8371). + + - Siddharth Shrimali [worked](https://siddharth.shrimali.info/) on the + [Improve disk space recovery for partial clones](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/hs14IFAn) + project. The project was mentored by [Christian Couder](https://gitlab.com/chriscool) + and [Siddharth Asthana](https://gitlab.com/edith007). The final report + can be found on [the contributor's website](https://siddharth.shrimali.info/#report). + + - K Jayatheerth [worked](https://jayatheerth.com/) on the + [Improve the new git repo command](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/O1nF3zMT) + project. The project was mentored by [Justin Tobler](https://gitlab.com/justintobler) + and [Lucas Seiki Oshiro](https://lucasoshiro.github.io/en/). The final + report can be found on [the contributor's website](https://jayatheerth.com/#/blogs/gsoc/conclusion). + + - Tian Yuchen [worked](https://malon7782.github.io/gsoc-blog-2026/) on the + [Reduce Git's global state](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/Lx1PmL4k) + project. The project was mentored by [Christian Couder](https://gitlab.com/chriscool), + [Ayush Chandekar](https://ayu-ch.github.io/) and + [Bello Caleb Olamide](https://cloobtech.hashnode.dev/). The final report + can be found on [the contributor's website](https://malon7782.github.io/gsoc-blog-2026/#15). + + Kaartic Sivaraam and Christian Couder were + ["org admins"](https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/help/oa-tips). + + Congratulations to the contributors, their mentors and the org admins! + * [Git Merge 2026 conference](https://git-merge.com/) and [Contributor's Summit 2026](https://lore.kernel.org/git/5cc325c6-579e-4fed-7071-a3ff98d51ccb@gmx.de/) The Git Merge conference happened on September 17th and 18th in From c55008cc0a50b407c2248d6d9a434da3d4c55670 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kaartic Sivaraam Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:35:26 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Soc-Participants: mention GSoC 2026 participants --- links/mentoring/soc/SoC-Participants.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/links/mentoring/soc/SoC-Participants.md b/links/mentoring/soc/SoC-Participants.md index c84c7bfb9..ffa8e65e3 100644 --- a/links/mentoring/soc/SoC-Participants.md +++ b/links/mentoring/soc/SoC-Participants.md @@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ to Git via GSoC. +### 2026 + +1. K Jayatheerth [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/O1nF3zMT) ] [ [final report](https://jayatheerth.com/#/blogs/gsoc/conclusion) ] [ [blog](https://jayatheerth.com/) ] +2. Pablo Sabater [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/752yzmwm) ] [ [final report](https://gist.github.com/pabloosabaterr/6be5932a778854cf0afde995e02e8371) ] [ [blog](https://pablosabater.dev/) ] +3. Siddharth Shrimali [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/hs14IFAn) ] [ [final report](https://siddharth.shrimali.info/#report) ] [ [blog](https://siddharth.shrimali.info/) ] +4. Tian Yuchen [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/projects/Lx1PmL4k) ] [ [final report](https://malon7782.github.io/gsoc-blog-2026/#15) ] [ [blog](https://malon7782.github.io/gsoc-blog-2026/) ] + +#### References + +- [GSoC archive](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/organizations/git) +- [Rev News article](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2026/05/31/edition-135/) + ### 2025 1. Ayush Chandekar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/no7dVMeG) ] [ [final report](https://ayu-ch.github.io/2025/08/29/gsoc-final-report.html) ] [ [blog](https://ayu-ch.github.io/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2025/11/30/edition-129/#developer-spotlight-ayush-chandekar) ] From 15eb8c7a0d11f6169cc2e28d7e3f1e5685c31e64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kaartic Sivaraam Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:36:53 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] SoC-participants: fix misspellings of 'retrospective' and a missing '[' --- links/mentoring/soc/SoC-Participants.md | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/links/mentoring/soc/SoC-Participants.md b/links/mentoring/soc/SoC-Participants.md index ffa8e65e3..d59140443 100644 --- a/links/mentoring/soc/SoC-Participants.md +++ b/links/mentoring/soc/SoC-Participants.md @@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ to Git via GSoC. ### 2025 -1. Ayush Chandekar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/no7dVMeG) ] [ [final report](https://ayu-ch.github.io/2025/08/29/gsoc-final-report.html) ] [ [blog](https://ayu-ch.github.io/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2025/11/30/edition-129/#developer-spotlight-ayush-chandekar) ] +1. Ayush Chandekar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/no7dVMeG) ] [ [final report](https://ayu-ch.github.io/2025/08/29/gsoc-final-report.html) ] [ [blog](https://ayu-ch.github.io/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2025/11/30/edition-129/#developer-spotlight-ayush-chandekar) ] 2. Lucas Seiki Oshiro [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/fGgMYHwl) ] [ [final report](https://lucasoshiro.github.io/gsoc-en/#final-report) ] [ [blog](https://lucasoshiro.github.io/gsoc-en/#weeks) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2025/12/31/edition-130#developer-spotlight-lucas-seiki-oshiro) ] -3. Meet Soni [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/xVrT5e2q) ] [ [final report](https://inosmeet.github.io/posts/gsoc25/gsoc25_final/) ] [ [blog](https://inosmeet.github.io/posts/gsoc25/) ] [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2026/04/30/edition-134#developer-spotlight-meet-soni) ] +3. Meet Soni [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/projects/xVrT5e2q) ] [ [final report](https://inosmeet.github.io/posts/gsoc25/gsoc25_final/) ] [ [blog](https://inosmeet.github.io/posts/gsoc25/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2026/04/30/edition-134#developer-spotlight-meet-soni) ] #### References @@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ to Git via GSoC. ### 2024 -1. Jialuo She [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/ukm4PTEF) ] [ [final report](https://luolibrary.com/2024/08/25/GSoC-Final-Report/) ] [ [blog](https://luolibrary.com/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/09/30/edition-115/#developer-spotlight-jialuo-she) ] -2. Ghanshyam Thakkar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/e9C4rhrv) ] [ [final report](https://spectre10.github.io/posts/gsoc_final_report/) ] [ [blog](https://spectre10.github.io/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/11/30/edition-117#developer-spotlight-ghanshyam-thakkar) ] -3. Chandra Pratap [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/tlh611d7) ] [ [final report](https://chand-ra.github.io/2024/08/24/GSoC-Final-Report.html) ] [ [blog](https://chand-ra.github.io/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/10/31/edition-116/#developer-spotlight-chandra-pratap) ] +1. Jialuo She [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/ukm4PTEF) ] [ [final report](https://luolibrary.com/2024/08/25/GSoC-Final-Report/) ] [ [blog](https://luolibrary.com/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/09/30/edition-115/#developer-spotlight-jialuo-she) ] +2. Ghanshyam Thakkar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/e9C4rhrv) ] [ [final report](https://spectre10.github.io/posts/gsoc_final_report/) ] [ [blog](https://spectre10.github.io/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/11/30/edition-117#developer-spotlight-ghanshyam-thakkar) ] +3. Chandra Pratap [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2024/projects/tlh611d7) ] [ [final report](https://chand-ra.github.io/2024/08/24/GSoC-Final-Report.html) ] [ [blog](https://chand-ra.github.io/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/10/31/edition-116/#developer-spotlight-chandra-pratap) ] #### References @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ to Git via GSoC. ### 2021 -1. ZheNing Hu [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2021/projects/5443907994779648) ] [ [final report](https://github.com/adlternative/adlternative.github.io/blob/gh-pages/blogs/gsoc/GSOC-Git-Final-Blog.md) ] [ [blog](https://github.com/adlternative/adlternative.github.io/tree/gh-pages/blogs/gsoc/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2022/12/31/edition-94/#developer-spotlight-zhening-hu) ] +1. ZheNing Hu [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2021/projects/5443907994779648) ] [ [final report](https://github.com/adlternative/adlternative.github.io/blob/gh-pages/blogs/gsoc/GSOC-Git-Final-Blog.md) ] [ [blog](https://github.com/adlternative/adlternative.github.io/tree/gh-pages/blogs/gsoc/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2022/12/31/edition-94/#developer-spotlight-zhening-hu) ] 2. Atharva Raykar [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2021/projects/5071550033690624) ] [ [final report](https://github.com/tfidfwastaken/gitnotes/blob/main/final-report.md) ] [ [blog](https://github.com/tfidfwastaken/gitnotes/tree/main) ] #### References @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ to Git via GSoC. ### 2019 1. Rohit Ashiwal [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2019/projects/5390155215536128) ] [ [final report](https://web.archive.org/web/20210727190950/https://rashiwal.me/2019/final-report/) ] [ [blog](https://web.archive.org/web/20210515085551/https://rashiwal.me/) ] -2. Matheus Tavares [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2019/projects/4787791739748352) ] [ [final report](https://matheustavares.gitlab.io/posts/gsoc-final-report) ] [ [blog](https://matheustavares.gitlab.io/tags/git/) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2020/10/30/edition-68/#developer-spotlight-matheus-tavares-bernardino) ] +2. Matheus Tavares [ [project](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2019/projects/4787791739748352) ] [ [final report](https://matheustavares.gitlab.io/posts/gsoc-final-report) ] [ [blog](https://matheustavares.gitlab.io/tags/git/) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2020/10/30/edition-68/#developer-spotlight-matheus-tavares-bernardino) ] #### References @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ to Git via GSoC. ### 2012 -1. Thomas Gummerer [ [project](https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gsoc/2012/orgs/git/projects/tgummerer.html) ] [ [retrsopective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2016/02/10/edition-12/#developer-spotlight-thomas-gummerer) ] +1. Thomas Gummerer [ [project](https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gsoc/2012/orgs/git/projects/tgummerer.html) ] [ [retrospective interview](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2016/02/10/edition-12/#developer-spotlight-thomas-gummerer) ] 1. Michael Schubert [ [project](https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gsoc/2012/orgs/git/projects/schu.html) ] 1. Florian Achleitner [ [project](https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gsoc/2012/orgs/git/projects/flyingflo.html) ] From 2389b4a7ac71181ad010b568d12df9c097be5323 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kaartic Sivaraam Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:19:56 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] rn-139: include information about Outreachy participation --- rev_news/drafts/edition-139.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/rev_news/drafts/edition-139.md b/rev_news/drafts/edition-139.md index 8bc355c25..9b1927aa1 100644 --- a/rev_news/drafts/edition-139.md +++ b/rev_news/drafts/edition-139.md @@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ This edition covers what happened during the months of August and September 2026 ### General +* [Git will participate in the next Outreachy round](https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAP8UFD367UD=AomNVHEBnhY-2DQmqTNRcBX6NW7YZywWgOmxTQ@mail.gmail.com/) + + Git will participate in the December 2026 to March 2027 + [Outreachy](https://www.outreachy.org/) round. Three projects are + planned. Their details will be available on the + [Outreachy project selection page](https://www.outreachy.org/apply/project-selection/) + once the contribution period begins. + + We are still looking for people willing to mentor projects. If you + are interested, please reply to + [the thread on the mailing list](https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAP8UFD367UD=AomNVHEBnhY-2DQmqTNRcBX6NW7YZywWgOmxTQ@mail.gmail.com/). + * [Git participated in GSoC (Google Summer of Code) 2026](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2026/organizations/git) All the contributors have successfully passed their final evaluation