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Community Bonding Meetings and Activities

Community Meeting 1 (Introductory)​

(May 12, 2025)

Attendees​

Complete FOSSology Community including

  • Org admins
  • Mentors of all the projects
  • Contributors for GSoC 2025

Discussion​

  • Held the first GSoC 2025 community bonding meeting.
  • Org admins, mentors and Contributors introduced themselves and shared their backgrounds.
  • Participants talked about their previous open source experience.
  • The FOSSology team provided an overview of the projects, goals, and community workflows.
  • Discussion included expectations for the GSoC period, including communication and contribution practices.
  • Decided to use Slack as the primary communication platform.
  • Concluded with a Q&A session to address questions and clarify doubts.

FOSSology UI/UX Redesign Project Sync Meeting 1​

(May 26, 2025)

Attendees​

Discussion​

  • We discussed the migration plans, including upgrading React (v17 to v19), switching from CRA to Vite, and moving from npm to pnpm.
  • I shared my progress on setting up both the repositories- the legacy fossology repo with backend an older UI, and the current FOSSologyUI repo with React UI codebase, and used them to identify the missing pages.
  • Few issues faced by me were brought up and clarified during the meeting.
  • Mentors advised focussing on resolving open issues in the FOSSologyUI repository as an initial priority.

Community Meeting 2 (Updates)​

(May 29, 2025)

Attendees​

Complete FOSSology Community including

  • Org admins
  • Mentors of all the projects
  • Contributors for GSoC 2025

Discussion​

  • This was our first community sync-up after the introductory meeting with all the mentors and contributors.
  • We finalized a weekly meeting schedule that worked for all.
  • Contributors shared their early progress, initial observations, and discussed how ther prefer to work.
  • Mentors highlighted the value of clear, regular communication and staying active in the community.
  • EXpectations around collabroation, support, and handling open issues or PRs were discussed.
  • Guidelines for writing documentation and progress reports were also shared.
  • Everyone confirmed that they had successfully set up their environments and were able to begin contributing major issues.
  • This marked the end of the Community Bonding Period.

Activities Done During Community Bondong Period​

  • Set up the FOSSologyUI and fossology repositories locally.
  • Explored and understood the existing React UI codebase.
  • Compared the React UI with the older UI to identify the missing pages and features.
  • Reviewed the existing React components and structure.
  • Researched the required migrations:
    • React v17 to v19
    • CRA (Create React App) to Vite
    • npm to pnpm
  • Studied the migration steps and how to implement them effectively.
  • Brushed up core React concepts such as props, hooks, states, components and JSX.
  • Gained a deeper understanding of FOSSology's purpose, workflow, licensing tools, and technical architecture.