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Hi all, |
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Some of you may already be familiar with Google's Summer of Code[1], |
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which is a program that offers student developers stipends to create new |
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open source programs or to help currently established projects. Google |
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works with a variety of open source, free software, and |
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technology-related groups to identify and fund several hundred projects |
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over a three-month period. The inaugural instance of the program, which |
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took place last summer, brough together 400 students and 40 mentoring |
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organisations from 49 countries. This year they are making room for even |
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more organisations and particpants. |
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The goal of the program is to inspire young developers and provide |
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students in Computer Science and related fields the opportunity to do |
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work related to their academic pursuits during the summer, and to |
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support existing open source projects and organisations. This year |
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Gentoo is particpating as a mentoring organisation. |
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So, if you still haven't found that perfect summer job... this may be |
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worth checking out. We are looking for people passionate about open |
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source, and Gentoo in particular. Do you have the time to spend about 30 |
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hours per week working on Gentoo this summer? Are you a team player? Are |
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you curious? Why not check out our page with ideas, or if you have an |
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idea of your own, even better! Think outside the box and send us a |
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proposal, we may just want to go for it. |
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Should you decide to particpate, we will be accepting Student |
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applications via the Google Site from May 1st till midnight May 8th. If |
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you are interested and would like to discuss any of our current project |
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ideas, or your own idea before applying I urge you to come chat with us |
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on IRC[2] or to subscribe to the Gentoo Summer of Code mailing list[3]. |
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We would love to hear from you. |
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Accepted students would be paired up with a team of two mentors, one |
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primary mentor and one back up mentor. Gentoo are interested in your |
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success with your project and we would at all times provide excellent |
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support from your mentor(s), your mentor(s) would be available to answer |
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any questions you may have, help you do your research and trouble |
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shooting, and to generally ensure that we were doing our best to ensure |
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that the experience was a great one for both you and Gentoo. |
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So, if this sounds at all interesting, check out the project page[4] |
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which lists the ideas currently proposed. Read the Student FAQ[5] to |
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ensure that you are eligible to participate and head over to speak with |
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us on IRC or the ML. |
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Now, anyone can submit project ideas and contribute to the discussion of |
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existing project ideas. Should you simply be interested in Summer of |
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Code but fall outside the catchment area, be short on time or for any |
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other reason unable to participate this year you are of course more than |
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welcome to still partake in the discussion(s) both on IRC and on the ML. |
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We love hearing from you! |
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Christel Dahlskjaer |
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on behalf of the Gentoo SoC Team |
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[1]http://code.google.com/soc |
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[2]#gentoo-soc on irc.freenode.net |
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[3]gentoo-soc+subscribe@g.o Send a blank e-mail to subscribe. |
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[4]http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/user-relations/summerofcode/index.xml |
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[5]http://code.google.com/soc/studentfaq.html |
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