On 03/02/2012 07:23 AM, Eranga Mapa wrote: Hi, Eranga Mapa. This is the right mailing list, and I'm glad you reached out to us. Here's what you should do: * Read the student guide to applying to Google Summer of Code: http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCStudentGuide/ especially http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCStudentGuide/ch006_making-first-contact/ * Read https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2012 * Start going through the introductory steps to learn MediaWiki, and do the diff and patch, git, and Subversion training tutorials -- links are in https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2012#Student_signup Looking forward to seeing you learn! -- Sumana Harihareswara Volunteer Development Coordinator Wikimedia Foundation P.S. In the future, you'll get a better reputation if you spell the name of our project correctly. :-)