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Google Summer of Code Results

Posted by Zonk on from the impressive-most-impressive dept.

Nattfodd writes "Almost two months after the projects, deadline, partial (but fairly complete) results of Google Summer of Code are here. The completion rate of projects (and thus payment of the students) was approximately 90%, which would certainly qualify for a 'huge success' of the operation. Summer of Code paid more than 400 students of 49 countries to spend their summer helping open-source projects, 4500$ on completion. Now we just have to wait for the T-shirts..."

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  1. No VB? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They didn't accept my VB entry?!

  2. Re:Nice idea, poor pay by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    People on scholarships. Do you have any idea how much weed you can buy for $4500?

  3. Good idea! by Mysticalfruit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Get the next iteration of programmers comfortable with their tools and API's.

    I'm suspecting the future is going to smell like AJAX...

    Also, while barely literate, I'm pretty sure that dollar sign goes before the ammount...

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  4. So much publicity and all you win is... by TarrySingh · · Score: 4, Funny

    4500$!...geez!

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  5. Other Results: by Quaoar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Percentage of summer of code participants getting laid: 0%

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  6. Man look at the names by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's like a "Who's Who" list of who's not American.

  7. Re:Google pays MCDONALD'S wages by schon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can make more at McDonald's

    Wow, McDonalds is hiring coders?

    especially considering meals are discounted 75%.

    Yeah, but the downside is that it's McDonalds "food".

  8. T-Shirts? by The+Rizz · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Now we just have to wait for the T-shirts..."

    "I coded open-source software all summer, and all I got was $4500 and this lousy T-shirt" ??