pavanjoshi914 / GSoC_archive

Google Summer of Code (GSoC) Proposals Archive 
 A comprehensive community archive of accepted (and reference) GSoC proposals across all years. 
 Read, compare, and learn what makes a technically sound, structured, and winning proposal!
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## 👥 Contributors
> Every contributor who gets their proposal PR merged will be automatically added above! 🎉
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> ⭐ **Is your proposal already in this archive?** Claim it and join the spotlight wall! Send a quick email to pavanj914@gmail.com (or open an issue/PR) with your proposal path and GitHub username, and you'll be featured right away.
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## 📂 Browse by Year
Quick access to proposals organized chronologically:
| Year | Archive Directory | Status |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **2026** | **📁 2026 Proposals** | 🌟 48 Proposals Available |
| **2025** | **📁 2025 Proposals** | 📂 43 Proposals Available |
| **2024** | **📁 2024 Proposals** | 📂 11 Proposals Available |
| **2023** | **📁 2023 Proposals** | 📂 14 Proposals Available |
| **2022** | **📁 2022 Proposals** | 📂 Open for Contributions |
| **2021** | **📁 2021 Proposals** | 📂 2 Proposals Available |
*(Future years such as `2027/`, `2028/`, etc. will follow the same numerical sequence).*
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## 📁 Directory & Folder Structure
To organize proposals cleanly across multiple years and organizations, all submissions follow this nested structure:
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### Examples:
- `2026/Python Software Foundation/Accepted/cpython_asyncio-improvements_johndoe.pdf`
- `2026/OpenVINO Toolkit/Accepted/model-optimization_alexsmith.pdf`
- `2025/TensorFlow/Accepted/keras-cv_enhancements_janedoe.pdf`
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## 🚀 Contributing a Proposal
Proposals from any year (2026, 2025, 2024, etc.) are warmly welcomed! You can submit your proposal using either method:
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### Method 1: Submit via Pull Request (Standard & Recommended)
This is the classic open-source developer way!
1. **Fork this repository** using the **Fork** button on GitHub.
2. **Clone your fork** to your local machine:
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3. **Navigate to the repository**:
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4. **Add upstream remote**:
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5. **Sync with upstream**:
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6. **Create a new feature branch**:
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7. **Add your proposal file**:
 - Navigate to the year folder (e.g., `2026/`).
 - Create a folder for your organization (e.g., `2026/Python Software Foundation/`) if it doesn't already exist.
 - Create an `Accepted/` (or `Rejected/`) subfolder.
 - Save your PDF using the naming format:
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 *(Example: `2026/Python Software Foundation/Accepted/cpython_asyncio-improvements_johndoe.pdf`)*
8. **Commit and push your changes**:
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9. **Open a Pull Request**:
 - Go to your fork on GitHub.
 - Click **Compare & pull request** and submit!
> 💡 **Recognition**: When your PR is merged, our automated bot will automatically add your GitHub avatar to the Contributors section! 🎉
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### Method 2: Submit via GitHub Issue (Quick Alternative — No Git CLI Needed)
If you'd like to