Noel - I think you want the Mifos-developer listserv , this is a separate project under the Apache Software Foundation.
See below ——-/ reposting previous email /—- A warm welcome to the GSOC candidates here and thank you for your proposals, ideas, and energy. To avoid some confusion - in the past, we have had Mifos GSOC projects discussed here and on the Mifos Slack. As Victor highlighted below, While Mifos's members are key contributors to Fineract(R), Mifos X is an independent, end-to-end open-source solution that adds the UI, mobile apps, and reporting tools on top of the Fineract backend. New this year, we are also having an Apache Software Foundation (the ASF) Fineract GSOC program. *To keep this straight, if you are applying for a Mifos GSOC project (or any other Mifos coding efforts), your primary source of information is the Mifos #GSOC channel on slack, email list, confluence, and mifos jira[1]. * If your specific code project at Mifos overlaps with Fineract code (i.e. requires changes to Fineract = MifosX backend), then tickets are also required in the Fineract Jira. [2] This is our longstanding practice. If you are applying for a Fineract GSOCproject, your primary source of information will be the fineract wiki [3], this email (listserv), and Matrix account.[4] I invite all GSOC candidates to join Matrix and the GSOC channel there. As a community, we welcome you. As an open source project, the demands on our time are many. If you DM to someone, you may not get a response. There are many of you and few of us. Public discussion, if well forumulated, has a higher chance of getting a response but also not guaranteed. Apologies in advance. By well formulated, I mean you have spent the hours and hours going through the many resources available to you first: website, jira, documentation, tests, email archive, etc etc... before asking questions. I do not want to discourage anyone, but take small steps first. If you do not intend to work on fineract after GSOC, then speaking for myself, I invite you to consider carefully. The investment in time can be intense. Only a few of you will be selected for the Fineract GSOC program and even then, the allocated spots are not guaranteed. Conversely, documenting your onboarding experience in detail—pointing out the good and the bad to help the next person—is itself a contribution to an open source project. I will place some FAQs in the Matrix GSOCchannel. We will introduce the mentors there and on the list. Victor's points below are valid. There are some issues which we will address in discussion. We will come back to this email (listserv) with summaries or important discussions. Good luck with the applications. The GSOCprogram opens for applications in mid-March. More information later. See you in the Matrix. (ha!) James Fineract PMC [0] a link such as https://fineract.apache.org [1] Mifos https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/spaces/MDZ/pages/90243316/Getting+started https://mifos.slack.com https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki [2] Fineract https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/FINERACT/issues <https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/FINERACT/issues> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=91554327. (FAQ) [3] GSOC at Fineract https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/GSOC +Program+at+Fineract https://fineract.apache.org/docs/current/ (documentation) [4] Matrix https://lists.apache.org/thread/y972vl7xy7695w9zf7gj17fxvsztppjz Also, ASF vendor neutrality https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/Vendor+Neutrality Sent from Gmail Mobile On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 8:33 AM Noel Mugisha <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear David Higgins and the Fineract Mentors, > > My name is Noel, and I am a backend-heavy engineer writing to formally > express my interest in the "Event Driven Architecture for Standalone > Modules" project for Google Summer of Code 2026. > > I recently introduced myself on Slack, but I wanted to provide a more > structured overview of why I am excited about this specific project. > My background is primarily in Java and Spring Boot, and I have > hands-on experience working with Apache Kafka and Avro schemas for > message serialization in microservices environments. > > Why I am a good fit for this project: > > EDA Experience: I understand the challenges of decoupling monolithic > systems and have implemented the Outbox Pattern in previous > personal/professional projects. > > Tech Stack: I am very comfortable with the Fineract core stack > (Spring, JPA, Gradle) and have already successfully built the project > locally. > > Commitment: I am eager to contribute to the mission of financial > inclusion through open-source software and plan to be highly active in > the community. > > I am currently analyzing the infrastructure/event package in the > Fineract repository to understand the current event flow. I would > appreciate any guidance on specific areas where the community feels > the transition to a pluggable event-driven system is most urgent. > > I have attached my GitHub profile below for your reference. Thank you > for your time and for the opportunity to contribute to Apache > Fineract. > > Best regards, > > GitHub: [https://github.com/noel-mugisha] >
