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Google Launches Summer of Code

Posted by Zonk on from the better-than-the-summer-of-love dept.

chrisd writes "We're very happy to launch the Summer of Code today, and I thought Slashdot readers would be interested and might even help us spread the word (We have a flyer, even). The program is designed to give computer science, and other, students a stipend ($4500) while they learn to release and create open source software. We're working with a variety of Open Source software foundations and organizations and we hope to sign up around 200 developers. We hope the end result will be more open source developers! I'll be pleased to answer questions in the comment stream about this program. Thanks!"

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  1. Wary of title.... by deglr6328 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hopefully this venture will fare better than the Summer Of George.

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    1. Re:Wary of title.... by s20451 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hopefully this venture will fare better than the Summer Of George.

      I think it will. I mean, the summer is normally when I want to spend a lot of quality time indoors, in front of my computer, writing code, breathing recirculated air.

      Question for Chris: Are you guys supplying the vitamin D supplements, or do I have to pay for that myself?

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    2. Re:Wary of title.... by chrisd · · Score: 4, Funny
      We can't do everything, you know. I understand Salmon is a good source for Vitamin D, and it has less mercury than Tuna.

      Chris

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  2. *and* a free t-shirt! by Japong · · Score: 4, Funny
    So here's the skinny: we'll give $4,500 to applicants who successfully work with a sponsoring organization or advisor to create innovative or useful open source software. We'll also get you a t-shirt to go along with the cash.

    Holy hell... a t-shirt? I mean the cash, well I know Google has a ton of that, but where on earth are they finding these T-shirts to spare!? I hope they technology behind these Tees is open sourced, and machine washable. Think of how much further I could take my undergrad degree if I had a free t-shirt...

  3. which is it? by fiftyLou · · Score: 5, Funny



    When exactly is the application deadline?

    The "summer of code" page says June 24th. The pdf linked from there says June 14th.

    ('Course if those were reversed I could've made some smart assed comment about the extra 10 days accounting for Adobe's pdf reader to launch).

  4. Just great by Locke2005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Our parents had the "Summer of Love", where they all flocked to San Francisco etc. to do drugs and have sex, and all we get is this lousy "Summer of Code", where we get to DO WORK on our summer vacation?!?

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