GNUnet Project GSOC 2023 Contributor

[Marshall Stone]

Hi, I am reaching out after looking into the 2023 projects offered through GSOC 
by GNUnet. 

My name is Marshall S and I am currently a junior at the University of Michigan 
studying computer science as an undergrad. I am interested in this project 
because I agree with the principles/philosophy of GNU, and I am particularly 
curious about computer security and internet privacy. I also have experience 
programming in C/C++.

I had a few questions regarding the project and application process in general 
since I have not yet contributed to open source nor have I participated in GSOC:

1. What does the availability look like to work on this project, and what are 
you looking for in a contributor?
2. Is there anything I should know about GNUnet in particular before working on 
it?
3. If not through GSOC, how else could I contribute to this project?

I apologize if my email comes off as a bit awkward, as I am not trying to pitch 
myself in this message, but I also don’t want to sound vague.

I appreciate anyone taking the time to read my message, and I would be very 
grateful to hear back from the team.

Thank you,
Marshall S