Google Summer of Code (https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/)is a global programme which offers student developers stipends to writecode for various open source software projects. Students work for 3months on a project with mentoring from open source developers, andreceive a stipend which is paid in 3 stages – if they successfullycomplete the project, the full stipend is between US$3000 and US$6600depending on the location of the student’s University (it’s US$5400for the UK). Xapian (https://xapian.org/) is an open source search library, and hasbeen accepted as a mentoring organisation again this year. We’reparticularly keen to encourage…
Google Summer of Code
