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<div style="width: 71ch;">Hello everyone,</div>
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<div style="width: 71ch;">Freifunk would like to apply again this
year as a mentoring and umbrella organization for **Google Summer
of Code 2026**. Last year, we saw how much fresh energy, new
perspectives, and concrete contributions GSoC brought to our
projects—we would like to make that possible again.</div>
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<div style="width: 71ch;">To do this, we need your help:</div>
<div style="width: 71ch;">Do you have any ideas on how Freifunk
projects could be advanced, or is there a topic that has been on
your mind for a while? Then please enter your suggestions at</div>
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href="https://projects.freifunk.net](https://projects.freifunk.net)">https://projects.freifunk.net</a>
or <a
href="https://github.com/freifunk/projects](https://github.com/freifunk/projects)">https://github.com/freifunk/projects</a>.</div>
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<div style="width: 71ch;">What are we looking for?</div>
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<div style="width: 71ch;">* Project ideas related to Freifunk and
related open source topics</div>
<div style="width: 71ch;">* Tasks that can be completed in about 12
weeks</div>
<div style="width: 71ch;">* A rough technical direction and a
clearly defined goal</div>
<div style="width: 71ch;">* Unfinished ideas are also welcome – we
can work on the details together</div>
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<div style="width: 71ch;">Why participate?</div>
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<div style="width: 71ch;">GSoC is a great opportunity to get new
people excited about Freifunk and at the same time advance your
own projects in a targeted manner. Mentoring does not mean “doing
everything alone” – it can also be done in a team and thrives on
exchange.</div>
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<div style="width: 71ch;">If you have any questions or would like to
get involved, please get in touch!</div>
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<div style="width: 71ch;">Best regards,</div>
<div style="width: 71ch;">Andi</div>
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