Google Summer of Code - 2009

Leslie Hawthorn, Program Manager, Open Source Team.

Preparation for. Google Summer of Code. -2009 Is in full swing. The purpose of this program - to introduce students to modern methods of development of open source software. Over the past four years the program has become very popular. The project brought together some 2500 university graduates who have worked and studied under the direction of more than 2,500 teachers, representatives of major IT-companies and universities. More than 15 million. dollars allocated for the project open source, have brought millions of lines of source code. This year, students are offered a choice of more than. 150 projects in the field of open source software and technologies. Covering a broad perspective - from operating systems to content management systems.

As part of. Program -2008. more than 975 students have successfully completed their projects. Each participant received a stipend of $ 4,500 and a cool T-shirt to match their newly acquired skills programming. Especially important for us to social contacts, which broke out between members of the program. The program has brought together participants from more than 98 countries. We hope that this year's program of Google Summer of Code will be more representative.

We accept applications for participation in the program until April 3, 2009. For more information about participation in the contest, check out. answers to frequently asked questions. or subscribe to the. Forum mailing list. We are waiting for you. on our blog, dedicated to the open source. Where you can find the latest information about the program. When ready, leave a request on the site Google Summer of Code 2009. Best of luck!.

You can also see the video about the program:.