[Nix-dev] Google Summer of Code 2014

[Oliver Charles]

Domen Kožar <domen at dev.si> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> Google Summer of Code is a program organized by Google giving organizations
> in open source opportunity to pay students to work on open source projects.
>
> Many successful students become contributors after the projects ends. Also,
> participating in GSOC is a healthy sign of an open source project.
>
> Below is a wiki entry of ideas that a student would accomplish in 3 months.
> The deadline to apply as an organization is tomorrow, I'm willing to do
> that step, but we have to produce a list of ideas with potential mentors by
> tomorrow afternoon (18:00 UTC).
>
> https://nixos.org/wiki/GSOC_2014_ideas_list
>
> Maybe to get a better idea, take a peek at Google's list
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2013/Ideas
>
> Disclaimer: I've participated in GSOC for 4 years as a student and I feel
> like it's time to step at the other side :-)

I've also participated in SoC - it's a fantastic project. I've been a
student twice and a mentor twice. I would be happy to help mentor a
student with NixOS this year.

- ocharles