--- title: Reconnecting with the heart of open source: Highlights... description: Google's Open Source team recaps a July trip to Bengaluru and Delhi for Google Summer of Code (GSoC), including the first GSoC Alumni CAMP. The piece shares... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/reconnecting-with-the-heart-of-open-source-highlights-from-our-2026-gsoc-india-tour-3b3kqqb8v twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Reconnecting with the heart of open source: Highlights from our 2026 GSoC India tour | daily.dev og:description: Google's Open Source team recaps a July trip to Bengaluru and Delhi for Google Summer of Code (GSoC), including the first GSoC Alumni CAMP. 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The piece shares stories of contributors who grew into maintainers and community leaders, discusses how AI is changing but not replacing the value of human mentorship in open source, and reaffirms Google's commitment to protecting maintainer time and the mentorship experience within GSoC going forward. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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