Google Open Source Programs
Google Summer of Code has wrapped up for 2009. We are pleased to announce that more than 85% of our 1,000 participating students passed their final evaluations. You can find more information about the projects completed as part of the 2009 Google Summer of Code, including links to actual source code produced during the program, by visiting the list of mentoring organizations for 2009 and visiting their linked organization's home pages.
We've also created a nifty map linking mentors to students across the globe. You can download the KML file (1.8 MB) and view it using Google Earth or Google Maps.
Folks interested in news about the program may want to subscribe to the Google Open Source Blog for regular updates. We will be publishing wrap up reports about Google Summer of Code 2009 for the next several weeks on the the blog, as well as showcasing stories from our upcoming Mentor Summit in late October 2009.
The most common question we get from students is "How do I prepare for the next Google Summer of Code?" The simple answer is not to wait for the program to get involved in open source. Start checking out projects now: take a look at documentation, check out their source code and idle in some IRC channels to see what interests you. The projects who have been past participants in Google Summer of Code are a great place to start; use the categorized list of mentoring organizations (e.g. projects listed by programming languages) from 2009 to help you get started.
Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a global program that offers student developers stipends to write code for various open source software projects. We have worked with several open source, free software, and technology-related groups to identify and fund several projects over a three month period. Since its inception in 2005, the program has brought together nearly 3300 students and more than 5,000 mentors & co-mentors from nearly 100 countries worldwide, all for the love of code. Through Google Summer of Code, accepted student applicants are paired with a mentor or mentors from the participating projects, thus gaining exposure to real-world software development scenarios and the opportunity for employment in areas related to their academic pursuits. In turn, the participating projects are able to more easily identify and bring in new developers. Best of all, more source code is created and released for the use and benefit of all.
You can talk with us on Internet Relay Chat (IRC), join our mailing lists or follow us on various social networking sites. You might also want to subscribe to the Google Open Source Blog for regular program updates.
