Thursday, June 02, 2005

Summer of Code

Google has announced an initiative to get students involved developing Open Source software.


The Summer of Code is Google's program designed to introduce students to the world of Open Source Software Development.

This Summer, don't let your programming skills lie fallow...Use them for the greater good of Open Source Software and computer science! Google will provide a $4500 award to each student who successfully completes an open source project by the end of the Summer. (payment details can be found in FAQ)

Hat tip to Google's (Official) Blog.

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