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.. _gsoc-project-ideas:

Ideas
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.. image:: ../_static/images/ideas-below.webp
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.. admonition:: How to participate?

   Contributors are expected to go through the list of ideas dropdown below and join the discussion by clicking on the
   ``Discuss on forum`` button. All ideas have colorful badges for ``Complexity`` and
   ``Size`` for making the selection process easier for contributors. Anyone is welcome to
   introduce new ideas via the `forum gsoc-ideas tag <https://forum.beagleboard.org/tag/gsoc-ideas>`_.
   Only ideas with sufficiently experienced mentor backing as deemed by the administrators will
   be added here.

   +------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
   | Complexity                         | Size                          |
   +====================================+===============================+
   | :bdg-danger:`High complexity`      | :bdg-danger-line:`350 hours`  |
   +------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
   | :bdg-success:`Medium complexity`   | :bdg-success-line:`175 hours` |
   +------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
   | :bdg-info:`Low complexity`         | :bdg-info-line:`90 hours`     |
   +------------------------------------+-------------------------------+

.. tip::
   
   For inspiration, you can also look at ideas from past years and :ref:`Projects`.

Existing ideas
***************

.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1

    2026/index
    2025/index
    2024/index
    2023 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2023>
    2022 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2022>
    2021 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2021>
    2020 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2020>
    2019 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2019>
    2018 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2018>
    2017 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2017>
    2016 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2016>
    2015 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2015>
    2014 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2014>
    2013 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2013>
    2012 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2012>
    2009 GSoC Ideas <https://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/Ideas-2009>

Idea Template
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.. card:: 

   :fas:`microchip;pst-color-primary` Project idea template (Topic of project here.) :bdg-success:`Medium complexity` :bdg-success-line:`175 hours` (update these tags accordingly)

   ^^^^
   **Project heading**

   Project Description here 

   | **Goal:** Goal of your project here
   | **Hardware Skills:** eg. `Verilog`_, `verification`_, `FPGA`_
   | **Software Skills:** eg. `RISC-V ISA`_, `assembly`_, `Linux`_
   | **Possible Mentors:** eg. `Cyril Jean <https://forum.beagleboard.org/u/vauban>`_, `Jason Kridner <https://forum.beagleboard.org/u/jkridner>`_

   ++++

   .. button-link:: Link to project discussion forum thread here 
      :color: danger
      :expand:

      :fab:`discourse;pst-color-light` Discuss on forum

New ideas
**********

Discussion of new ideas should be done on the forum before submitting a merge request
to add a new idea.

.. button-link:: https://forum.beagleboard.org/tag/gsoc-ideas
   :color: danger
   :expand:
   :outline:

   :fab:`discourse;pst-color-light` Visit our forum to see ideas being discussed!