โฆ If you're doing ๐๐ฆ๐ผ๐ only for the stipend, ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Because, GSoC doesnโt make you good at open source.
โฆ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ผ๐.
Most of you havenโt contributed to a single open source organization or open source project, not even built one real world project, and yet people have flooded my ๐๐ ๐ with:
โHow do I crack GSoC?โ
โWhich org is easiest to crack?โ
โSend me your proposal so I can crack it too.โ
โHow much stipend will I get if I contribute?โ
โAny shortcut to get selected?โ
Iโm tired of this word: ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐.
There is nothing to crack.
Open source is not:
โข ๐๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐บ
โข ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ
โข ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐
โข ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ / ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
People think GSoC is some shortcut program:
Contribute using AI.
Copy a PR.
Get selected.
Take the money.
Flex the certificate.
That mindset is fucking bullshit.
๐ฌ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฆ๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ.
๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ต:
๐ With this โcrack mentalityโ
You probably wonโt even get selected and even if you do, youโll hate the process.
So if youโre aiming for GSoC 2026, pause and rethink:
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐?
For the badge?
For the fucking LinkedIn validation?
For the stipend?
If youโre doing it just for this,
youโre going to get fucked out, my dear.
๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ:
build real things
solve real problems
learn how real software is made
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
Start contributing now, to any open source organization or project.
๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ผ๐. ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ. Everything else follows.
GSoC is just a part of open source, not the whole thing.
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ผ๐.
โข In 2022, I was an intermediate dev, building small projects.
โข In 2023, I started building fullstack projects and became active in the open-source community.
โข In 2024, I built 35+ real world projects, stayed obsessed, and still didnโt get selected.
โข In 2025, I finally became part of GSoC.
So, I survived only because I love building things, I love open source, not because I followed some fucking โcrack guide.โ
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐บ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ,
Stop chasing programs.
Stop cracking.
Start just fucking building, building, & building.
Because, ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ is a way of building and innovating together through collaboration.
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