Vijay Barve has been an open source contributor since the late 1990s, contributing to projects like Linux, Open Office, PHP, and Wikipedia. He has mentored students for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) since 2012, helping them design and complete open source projects. As an GSoC organization admin since 2020, he continues working with students and mentors to bring more diverse participants into open source software development. He advocates contributing to open source for skills improvement and resume building, and provides guidance to help more students participate in programs like GSoC.

1. Vijay Barve
Open Source and
my journey
-Open source contributor
GSoC mentor

4. OSS Journey
● Late 1990s Linux
● Open Office, PHP, Wikipedia
● Contribution on translation Marathi Mozilla / Firefox
● Contributed to more that 10 R packages

5. Google Summer of Code
Google Summer of Code is a global program focused on bringing more student
developers into open source software development. Students work with an open
source organization on a 10 week programming project during their break from
school.
https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/

6. GSoC 2011
● Learnt about the program late.
● Tried to write up an application in few
days.
● No proper communication with
mentors.
-Did not make it

7. GSoC 2012
● Early start and was on lookout
● Better skills in R
● Found right project
● Completed the tests on time
● Good communication with mentors
-Successful application and program

8. GSoC 2013-2015
● Designed own projects
● Managed to get good mentors
● Posted strong proposals
2013-2015
-Successful application and
program

9. GSoC 2016-2019
● Worked with other mentors to
design new projects
● Worked with students to refine
and propose projects
-Several successful projects converted
into R packages on CRAN
2016-2019

10. GSoC 2020
● Invited to be Organization Admin for R
● Continued working with other mentors and
ex-students to design new projects
● Worked with new students to refine and
propose projects
Several successful projects converted into R
packages on CRAN.

11. GSoC Application process guidance
● Guide through process with some
simple steps
● Help with emails to Mentors,
github practice, mini projects etc.
● Would love to see more students
from smaller institutions

12. Why to Contribute
● Fun
● Satisfaction
● Improve skills
● Improve understanding of the product
● Resume builder
● Participation in programs like GSoC

13. Making money
● Donations or Gifts
● Hosted versions
● Paid training / Certification
● Paid Support
● Dual Licensing
● Paid features and functionalities
● Bug bounty programs
● Get hired on OSS skills

14. Contact
Email: vijay.gsoc@gmail.com
Twitter: @vijaybarve
Website: http://vijaybarve.net/
WA/Telegram: +91 98457 24832