Well, since most mentor organizations (as Google calls them) are actually focused on the development of open source software that already runs on Linux, most projects will be available for GNU/Linux systems.
I'm facing the same problem right now (in Italy) and actually I think there's a reason because it's called Computer Science and not Computer Systems Engineering (os something similar).
Maybe those courses won't be useful for the majority of IT jobs, but a strong theoretical background could be useful in some careers (apart being a researcher in a University).
In my opinion, theoretical results last forever, while any programming language (except C, maybe) is going to become obsolete in an unspecified future.
Just my 2 cents...
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Well, since most mentor organizations (as Google calls them) are actually focused on the development of open source software that already runs on Linux, most projects will be available for GNU/Linux systems.
I'm facing the same problem right now (in Italy) and actually I think there's a reason because it's called Computer Science and not Computer Systems Engineering (os something similar). Maybe those courses won't be useful for the majority of IT jobs, but a strong theoretical background could be useful in some careers (apart being a researcher in a University). In my opinion, theoretical results last forever, while any programming language (except C, maybe) is going to become obsolete in an unspecified future. Just my 2 cents...