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Google's Summer of Code Headed Down Under

Posted by Soulskill on from the now-is-the-summer-of-your-foss-content dept.

Stony Stevenson alerts us to news that Google is hinting at the possibility of an Australian version of the Summer of Code program. We've discussed the results of the Summer of Code program in the past. Quoting iTnews: "The global program had attracted students from 90 countries around the world, including Australia, said Hawthorn. But as the timing clashed with winter term time in the southern hemisphere, it's been tough for local students to participate. Stopping short of confirming the program, Hawthorn said Google is looking into finding the human resources - as opposed to the financial resources - to make it happen."

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  1. Hrm, double the Summers, double the code... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Seems like a win-win for Google; more people they can scout, the world gets more potentially useful/helpful software. What not to like?

  2. Re:GOOG is going down under as well.. by jrumney · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...and Microsoft buying Yahoo.

    Microsoft expanding their monopoly into new areas? I can't see it getting past the regulators myself.