In regards to 3:
- What are the other things that happen apart from GSoC(In case if I wish
to contribute even after Gsoc. How is the culture of this community?
You are welcome to contribute at any time. You do not need to be part of a program to do so. The other major outreach programs are GCI (happening right now) which is open to high school students, and Outreachy, which is similar to GSOC, but only open to Women.
As far as "culture" goes, that's a rather broad question. Can you be more specific.
In regards to 4,
- I am not facing a lot of difficulties in IRC. Sometimes I don't get the
reply, sometimes my nickname is unavailable if I get offline for some time and it is not very friendly. Could somebody help me in IRC. I am using mac. My nickname is *mayank_dev*
Whether or not somebody replies to you can depend on a lot of factors, such as how specific your question is, if anyone knowledgeable is around (This can very significantly with timezone), etc. If your nickname is unavailable, I would suggest just chosing a different one. Possibly it is unavailable because you are still logged in somewhere (most likely), or maybe someone else also uses that nickname. If you really want to always have the same nickname always, see the freenode ChanServ docs about how to register a nickname.
-- Brian
Its been pointed out to me that my description of Outreachy was incorrect. It is open to anyone who is in a group that is "underrepresented", not just Women. Additionally, unlike GSOC, you do not need to be a student to participate. For more information on this program see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy
-- Brian