Re: Congratulations to accepted candidates for Google Summer of Code 2026 & Outreachy Round 32

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Hello everyone,

Thank you, Vasanth for the warm welcome!

My name is  Hussein Mmbaga, I am from Arusha, Tanzania. I am thrilled to be
part of GSoC 2026, contributing to the project Enhancing Wikisource Bulk
OCR: Implementing User Controls, Engine Configuration, and Feedback
Mechanisms alongside with mentors (@theprotonade
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/theprotonade/>) and Satdeep Gill (
@SGill <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/SGill/>)

Wikisource is an online wiki-based digital library operated by the
Wikimedia Foundation where volunteers transcribe old books and documents.
The Bulk OCR feature allows volunteers to OCR multiple pages of a book at
once instead of doing it page by page manually. However the current
implementation has several critical issues that reduce productivity and
cause poor quality text being saved to wiki pages. This will directly
benefit thousands of Wikisource volunteers worldwide who transcribe
historical documents daily making their work faster, more accurate and more
enjoyable.

I=E2=80=99m currently using the bonding period to study BulkOcrWidget.js an=
d
codebase and communicate  and learning from other developers.

I=E2=80=99m looking forward to collaborating with you all!

Links:
Project Timeline: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420281
Phabricator Task: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415145
Meta Page: User:Hussein mmbaga
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hussein_m_mmbaga>







* sincerelyHussein m mmbaga*
*Portfolio profile- Husseinmmbaga.com
<https://husseinmmbaga.swahililinux.com/>*
LinkedIn profile- Hussein M Mmbaga
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussein-mmbaga-7b0809238?utm_source=3Dshare&ut=
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On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 12:45=E2=80=AFAM Sohom Datta via Wikitech-l <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Congrats to the folks, hope to see y'all around in the project!
>
> Regards,
> Sohom Datta
> ---
> Open-source contributor @Wikimedia
>
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 5:03=E2=80=AFPM Vasanth Gopa via Wikitech-l <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hello Folks,
>>
>> Small correction to the earlier announcement:
>>
>>    8. Anirudh Bharatiya, *Wikifile-Transfer: Batch Upload, History,
>>    Metadata Extraction & Testing*
>>    Mentors: Gyana, Sarthak Parashar.
>>
>> Thank you for your understanding.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Vasanth Gopa
>>
>> On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 10:20=E2=80=AFPM Vasanth Gopa <gopavasanth1999@g=
mail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Folks,
>>>
>>> Please join me in welcoming Wikimedia=E2=80=99s accepted contributors f=
or Google
>>> Summer of Code 2026 and Outreachy Round 32!
>>>
>>> *Google Summer of Code 2026*
>>>
>>>    1.
>>>
>>>    Egezort, *Gamifying Data Curation on Wikidata*
>>>    Mentors: Peter F. Patel-Schneider, David Martin.
>>>    2.
>>>
>>>    Gautham Mohanraj, *Scribe Conjugation Application Development*
>>>    Mentors: Andrew McAllister, Henrik Thomasson, Akindele Michael.
>>>    3.
>>>
>>>    Hussein mmbaga, *Enhancing Wikisource Bulk OCR User Controls and
>>>    Feedback Modal*
>>>    Mentors: Parthiv Menon, Satdeep Gill.
>>>    4.
>>>
>>>    itsabhinavm, *Montage Improvements*
>>>    Mentors: Jay Prakash, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga.
>>>    5.
>>>
>>>    Lakshita Jain, *Programs & Events Dashboard - System-Wide Metrics
>>>    and Data Downloads*
>>>    Mentors: ragesoss, Abishekcs.
>>>    6.
>>>
>>>    Pius Osuji, *CampWiz Nxt Redesign*
>>>    Mentors: Nokib Sarkar, Tiven2240.
>>>    7.
>>>
>>>    Rishan, *Implementing Lossless JPG Transformations in the Commons
>>>    Android App*
>>>    Mentors: Nicolas Raoul, Ritika Pahwa.
>>>    8.
>>>
>>>    riyaverma, *Wikifile-Transfer: Batch Upload, History, Metadata
>>>    Extraction & Testing*
>>>    Mentors: Gyana, Sarthak Parashar.
>>>
>>> *Outreachy Round 32*
>>>
>>>    1.
>>>
>>>    Ana Maria Ruiz, *Addressing the Lusophone Technological Wishlist
>>>    Proposals - Visual Editor / Wikidata*
>>>    Mentors: Ederporto, Arcstur.
>>>
>>> We would like to encourage the accepted contributors to introduce
>>> themselves on this thread, share where they are joining from, and give =
a
>>> brief overview of the project they will be working on.
>>>
>>> We are incredibly proud of the contributions they have already made to
>>> our community, and we look forward to collaborating with them throughou=
t
>>> the summer. A huge shout-out as well to all the project mentors for the=
ir
>>> enthusiasm and commitment!
>>>
>>> Special thanks to Lani Goto, Mahfuza Mohona, and Osuolale Marv for
>>> coordinating this round alongside me.
>>>
>>> GSoC 2026: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2026
>>> Outreachy Round 32: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_32
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Gopa Vasanth <https://gopavasanth.github.io/>
>>> Twitter <https://twitter.com/gopavasanth1999> | LinkedIn
>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/gopa-vasanth/> | GitHub
>>> <https://github.com/gopavasanth> | Gerrit
>>> <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/gopavasanth>
>>>
>>> =E2=80=9CYesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win =
or lose.=E2=80=9D
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Gopa Vasanth <https://gopavasanth.github.io/>
>> Twitter <https://twitter.com/gopavasanth1999> | LinkedIn
>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/gopa-vasanth/> | GitHub
>> <https://github.com/gopavasanth> | Gerrit
>> <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/gopavasanth>
>>
>> =E2=80=9CYesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win o=
r lose.=E2=80=9D
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br>Hello everyone,<br><br>Thank you, Vasanth for the=
 warm welcome!<br><br>My name is =C2=A0Hussein Mmbaga, I am from Arusha, Ta=
nzania. I am thrilled to be part of GSoC 2026, contributing to the project =
Enhancing Wikisource Bulk OCR: Implementing User Controls, Engine Configura=
tion, and Feedback Mechanisms alongside with mentors (<a href=3D"https://ph=
abricator.wikimedia.org/p/theprotonade/">@theprotonade</a>) and Satdeep Gil=
l (<a href=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/SGill/">@SGill</a>)<br><b=
r>Wikisource is an online wiki-based digital library operated by the Wikime=
dia Foundation where volunteers transcribe old books and documents. The Bul=
k OCR feature allows volunteers to OCR multiple pages of a book at once ins=
tead of doing it page by page manually. However the current implementation =
has several critical issues that reduce productivity and cause poor quality=
 text being saved to wiki pages. This will directly benefit thousands of Wi=
kisource volunteers worldwide who transcribe historical documents daily mak=
ing their work faster, more accurate and more enjoyable.<br><br>I=E2=80=99m=
 currently using the bonding period to study BulkOcrWidget.js and codebase =
and communicate=C2=A0 and learning=C2=A0from other developers.<br><br>I=E2=
=80=99m looking forward to collaborating with you all!<br><br>Links:<br>Pro=
ject Timeline:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420281">h=
ttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T420281</a><br>Phabricator Task:=C2=A0<a h=
ref=3D"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415145">https://phabricator.wikim=
edia.org/T415145</a><br>Meta Page: <a href=3D"https://meta.wikimedia.org/wi=
ki/User:Hussein_m_mmbaga">User:Hussein mmbaga</a><br><br><br><br><br></div>=
<div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_sig=
nature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"font-family:arial narrow,sans-serif=
"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><font size=3D"2"><br>=C2=A0<br>sincer=
ely<br>Hussein m mmbaga</font></i></span></span><div><font color=3D"#000000=
" face=3D"arial narrow, sans-serif"><i>Portfolio profile-=C2=A0<a href=3D"h=
ttps://husseinmmbaga.swahililinux.com/" target=3D"_blank">Husseinmmbaga.com=
</a></i></font><br></div><div><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"arial narrow,=
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in-mmbaga-7b0809238?utm_source=3Dshare&amp;utm_campaign=3Dshare_via&amp;utm=
_content=3Dprofile&amp;utm_medium=3Dandroid_app" target=3D"_blank">Hussein =
M Mmbaga</a></font><br></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
 Tue, May 12, 2026 at 12:45=E2=80=AFAM Sohom Datta via Wikitech-l &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ver=
dana,sans-serif">Congrats to the folks, hope to see y&#39;all around in the=
 project!</div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font =
face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Regards,</font></div><div><f=
ont face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Sohom Datta</font><span>=
</span></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">---<=
/font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Open-=
source contributor @Wikimedia</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></d=
iv></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 5:=
03=E2=80=AFPM Vasanth Gopa via Wikitech-l &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wikitech-l@=
lists.wikimedia.org" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0p=
x 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><p>Hello Folks,</p><p>Small correction to the earlier announceme=
nt:</p><ol start=3D"8"><li>Anirudh Bharatiya, <em>Wikifile-Transfer: Batch =
Upload, History, Metadata Extraction &amp; Testing</em><br>Mentors: Gyana, =
Sarthak Parashar.</li></ol>Thank you for your understanding.<br><br>Regards=
,<br>Vasanth Gopa</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" clas=
s=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 10:20=E2=80=AFPM Vasanth Gopa &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">gopavasanth1=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><p>Hello Folks,</p><p>P=
lease join me in welcoming Wikimedia=E2=80=99s accepted contributors for Go=
ogle Summer of Code 2026 and Outreachy Round 32!</p><p><em>Google Summer of=
 Code 2026</em></p><ol><li><p>Egezort, <em>Gamifying Data Curation on Wikid=
ata</em><br>Mentors: Peter F. Patel-Schneider, David Martin.</p></li><li><p=
>Gautham Mohanraj, <em>Scribe Conjugation Application Development</em><br>M=
entors: Andrew McAllister, Henrik Thomasson, Akindele Michael.</p></li><li>=
<p>Hussein mmbaga, <em>Enhancing Wikisource Bulk OCR User Controls and Feed=
back Modal</em><br>Mentors: Parthiv Menon, Satdeep Gill.</p></li><li><p>its=
abhinavm, <em>Montage Improvements</em><br>Mentors: Jay Prakash, Krishna Ch=
aitanya Velaga.</p></li><li><p>Lakshita Jain, <em>Programs &amp; Events Das=
hboard - System-Wide Metrics and Data Downloads</em><br>Mentors: ragesoss, =
Abishekcs.</p></li><li><p>Pius Osuji, <em>CampWiz Nxt Redesign</em><br>Ment=
ors: Nokib Sarkar, Tiven2240.</p></li><li><p>Rishan, <em>Implementing Lossl=
ess JPG Transformations in the Commons Android App</em><br>Mentors: Nicolas=
 Raoul, Ritika Pahwa.</p></li><li><p>riyaverma, <em>Wikifile-Transfer: Batc=
h Upload, History, Metadata Extraction &amp; Testing</em><br>Mentors: Gyana=
, Sarthak Parashar.</p></li></ol><p><em>Outreachy Round 32</em></p><ol><li>=
<p>Ana Maria Ruiz, <em>Addressing the Lusophone Technological Wishlist Prop=
osals - Visual Editor / Wikidata</em><br>Mentors: Ederporto, Arcstur.</p></=
li></ol><p>We would like to encourage the accepted contributors to introduc=
e themselves on this thread, share where they are joining from, and give a =
brief overview of the project they will be working on.</p><p>We are incredi=
bly proud of the contributions they have already made to our community, and=
 we look forward to collaborating with them throughout the summer. A huge s=
hout-out as well to all the project mentors for their enthusiasm and commit=
ment!</p><p>Special thanks to Lani Goto, Mahfuza Mohona, and Osuolale Marv =
for coordinating this round alongside me. <br><br>GSoC 2026: <a href=3D"htt=
ps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2026" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2026</a><br>Outreachy R=
ound 32: <a href=3D"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_32" targ=
et=3D"_blank">https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_32</a></p><p>R=
egards,</p></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr=
"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><d=
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"><a href=3D"https://gopavasanth.github.io/" target=3D"_blank">Gopa Vasanth=
</a></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><a href=3D"https://twitter.=
com/gopavasanth1999" target=3D"_blank">Twitter</a> |=C2=A0</span><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:12.8px"><a href=3D"https://www.linkedin.com/in/gopa-vasanth/=
" target=3D"_blank">LinkedIn</a> |</span><a href=3D"https://github.com/gopa=
vasanth" target=3D"_blank"> GitHub</a>=C2=A0| <a href=3D"https://gerrit.wik=
imedia.org/r/#/q/gopavasanth" target=3D"_blank">Gerrit</a>=C2=A0<br><br></d=
iv><div style=3D"text-align:left"><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><span st=
yle=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace">=E2=80=9C<font size=3D"2">Yesterday=
 is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.=E2=80=9D</fon=
t></span><b><br></b></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div>=
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><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><di=
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dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><b><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(0,0,0)"=
></span></b>Regards,<br><br><a href=3D"https://gopavasanth.github.io/" targ=
et=3D"_blank">Gopa Vasanth</a></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><=
a href=3D"https://twitter.com/gopavasanth1999" target=3D"_blank">Twitter</a=
> |=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><a href=3D"https://www.lin=
kedin.com/in/gopa-vasanth/" target=3D"_blank">LinkedIn</a> |</span><a href=
=3D"https://github.com/gopavasanth" target=3D"_blank"> GitHub</a>=C2=A0| <a=
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Gerrit</a>=C2=A0<br><br></div><div style=3D"text-align:left"><blockquote st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div><span style=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace">=E2=80=
=9C<font size=3D"2">Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours =
to win or lose.=E2=80=9D</font></span><b><br></b></div></blockquote></div><=
/div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></di=
v></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><=
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