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Summer of Code Deadline Extended 6 Days
mithro writes "If you thought that you had missed out on applying to the Google Summer of Code, you've just gotten a reprieve. The deadline for student submissions has been extended from the original April 1 to Monday April 7, 2008. To quote Leslie Hawthorn: 'This year, we experimented with the Google Summer of Code program timeline, providing one week for students to discuss project ideas with their mentors and then a single week to submit applications. The good news is that we've heard that overall application quality is much higher this year and that students have really benefited from the opportunity to have extra time to discuss their ideas with their potential mentors. However, we've still heard feedback from the community that it would be useful to provide more time for students to submit their applications, so we've done just that.'"
"April Fools! We really didn't extend the deadline!"
Why not just submit your code using Gmail Custom Time? Then you won't have to worry about deadlines at all- you can even apply to last year's Summer of Code if you want to!
"FDA staff reviewers expressed concern about the number of patients who were left out of the study because they died."
Now I can go back to bed.
"Suppose you were an idiot...and suppose you were a member of Congress...but I repeat myself." Mark Twain
Working hard, figuring out what a realistic scope will be for the given timeline, completing the assigned task right on time, only to see the deadline extended. People who over-extended themselves or were simply too lazy get another chance while your astutely-scoped project might not be easily expandable or able to otherwise make use of this extra time.
It's a great lesson for college kids in how life works; they'll get over feeling screwed (though their esteem for Google may drop).