Call for Students: Google Summer of Code 2008
8
Click here to load reader
-
Upload
sugree-phatanapherom -
Category
Economy & Finance
-
view
4.019 -
download
0
Transcript of Call for Students: Google Summer of Code 2008
What is it?
A program to promote open source development in universities
Run by Google since 2005
Participants
Organizations Mentors Students
Benefits
Students 500 USD after accepted 2000 USD after mid-term 2000 USD after final evaluation T-shirt
Organizations – 500 USD after final evaluation Mentors - T-shirts
Example Organizations
Django Drupal Eclipse Gallery GNOME Google GnuCash
Joomla! Moodle OLPC Pidgin SquirrelMail Ubuntu Wordpress
Tentative Timeline
March – Submit applications April – Announce accepted students and
projects May – Receive 500 USD July – Mid-term evaluation and receive 2000
USD August – Final evaluation and receive
2000+500 USD
Summer of Code 2008
Prepare now! Propose your amazing proposal Give some preliminary works Demonstration says it all
Drupal Ideas
User dashboard Wordpress style Joomla style Blogger style
Twitter clone Powerful forum Multisite manager Ban/block/track IP/user
