[YLUG] Google Summer of Code - Get Paid to Work on Open Source This Summer

[Gavin Atkinson]

Hi all,

Evey year Google run something called the Summer of Code, where they will 
pay students to work on open-source projects over the Summer holiday.  If 
you're not currently a student, then I'm afraid that this email is of no 
use to you.

There are many (~175) open source projects participating this year, with a 
full list at 
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/program/accepted_orgs/google/gsoc2011
Each project accepts applications from students wanting to work on 
particular projects, and then the project and Google work out together how 
many students can be taken on this year.  The student will receive $5000 
USD upon completion of the project, with the mentoring organisation 
receiving a further $500.

I'm involved in FreeBSD, and as a result my interests are a little
FreeBSD-centric.  While I'd be more than happy to see local people apply
to work with FreeBSD over the summer, be sure to check out the list if
there's another mentoring organisation you'd rather be involved with.
If you are interested in applying for a FreeBSD project, feel free to
contact me directly or in #freebsd-soc on efnet.  FreeBSD's page is at
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/google/gsoc2011/freebsd 

Unfortunately, the timing is a little awkward from a UK education
perspective (we, unlike in the US, have quite a long ungergraduate
Easter break), but it would be very nice to get more UK undergraduate
and postgraduate students involved in GSoC.  Also unfortunately, I've
left it a little late to send this email, and the deadline is the end of
today :(  There's still time to get a proposal in though.

Given that the he deadline for applications is rapidly approaching, so
be sure to take a look at the Google page at
http://www.google-melange.com/ and the mentoring organisation's project
ideas, especially FreeBSD's list :).  Also note that many projects will
accept ideas that are not on their project ideas list, so it's worth
discussing your project ideas with the mentoring organisation if you
have an idea that isn't suggested.

Thanks,

Gavin
(gavin at FreeBD.org)