We are a 100% open source discussion platform built for the next decade of the Internet. Our software works as a mailing list, a discussion forum, and a long-form chat room.

Discourse is a from-scratch reboot, an attempt to reimagine what a modern, sustainable, fully open-source Internet discussion platform should be today – both from a technology standpoint and a sociology standpoint. Read more about our project at: http://www.discourse.org/

Also read about what we're looking for in the ideal GSoC applicant:

http://blog.discourse.org/2016/03/the-ideal-gsoc-applicant/