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GNU Project

Development of the GNU Operating System

GNU is an operating system consisting entirely of free software, meaning it respects users’ freedom. The GNU operating system consists of GNU packages, which are programs released by the GNU Project, as well as free software released by third parties. The development of GNU made it possible to use a computer without relying on software that restricts or undermines user freedom. The GNU Project is the collective organization of maintainers and developers, webmasters, translators, and other contributors who develop and maintain more than 400 programs that together form the GNU operating system.

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Project ideas

Its ideas page could not be split into separate ideas; read it yourself.

Read the ideas page. Ideas are for scope reference; never copy one into a proposal.

History

In GSoC since 2016, 8 years. Projects per year: '16: 15, '17: 13, '18: 9, '19: 5, '20: 7, '23: 7, '24: 3, '26: 5.

On GitHub

No GitHub organization found in its official listing.

Links and channels

Website: https://www.gnu.org
Ideas page: https://www.gnu.org/s/soc-projects/ideas.html
Contributor guide: https://www.gnu.org/software/soc-projects/guidelines.html
Source code: https://savannah.gnu.org
Email: summer-of-code@gnu.org

go deeper in your terminal

git-into-gsoc org "GNU Project" --shortlist
git-into-gsoc repos "GNU Project"
git-into-gsoc issues --org "GNU Project"

or ask your assistant:
"Which GNU Project repositories merge
newcomers' pull requests, and which beginner
issues are still free?"

Those commands read live data: which repositories merge outside pull requests, and which beginner issues nobody has claimed. Install in two minutes.