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Google's Summer of Code Over

Posted by Zonk on from the put-down-your-pencils dept.

yootje writes "The Summer of Code ('Google's program designed to introduce students to the world of open source software development.') is now over. The result: 410 participants helping 38 projects suchs as Apache, KDE and FreeBSD. 'Among the project awards are both complex and simple innovations spanning the width and breadth of everything that the open source world has to offer. There are projects dealing with security, networking, VoIP, Java, mono, IP-PBX, online picture galleries, instant messaging and content management. There is even a game that Google's summer internship helped to pay for.'" Update: 09/11 17:15 GMT by Z : Added the story link at submittor's request.

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  1. I wonder... by fredrickleo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...if they came up with anything that runs on Linux, unlike Google's other software offerings...

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  2. ever wonder if google are going to turn evil by rhade · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Maybe im just paranoid, but whats that saying about absolute power... Now Google may not be the ultimate power yet, but they have some fair sway and this abundant generosity could all be farce to lock us in to their future. GoogleOS and such.

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  3. One thing i'm bit pissed off... by ratta · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    SOC was really great, but i found quite sad to see that some guys' project (mentored but some *BSD) was to just to rewrite some already existing GPL licensed tool as BSD. I don't want (and i don't like) any GPL vs BSD flamewars, but i simply prefer original projects (and luckily there was a lot of them).

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  4. Submittor? by earthbound+kid · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is that a tribute to the Mighty Mightor, Zonk?

    Com'mon man, your job is to be able to spell words like submitter. It ain't that hard.

    And goodbye karma, but it's the truth!