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Google's Summer of Code Headed Down Under
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on Fri Feb 01, 2008 06:19 AM
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from the now-is-the-summer-of-your-foss-content dept.
Stony Stevenson alerts us to news that Google is hinting at the possibility of an Australian version of the Summer of Code program. We've discussed the results of the Summer of Code program in the past. Quoting iTnews:
"The global program had attracted students from 90 countries around the world, including Australia, said Hawthorn. But as the timing clashed with winter term time in the southern hemisphere, it's been tough for local students to participate. Stopping short of confirming the program, Hawthorn said Google is looking into finding the human resources - as opposed to the financial resources - to make it happen."
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Hrm, double the Summers, double the code... (Score:4, Insightful)
This is great (Score:5, Interesting)
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Since australians could apply before (Score:2, Interesting)
Australians could take part in the original version, so everyone should be able to take part in this one.
Maybe, it would be nice to simply open it up to a general google sponsorship program which did not have specific summer/winter timeslots.
I think Corey whatsiface should apply and write a Party scheduling application.
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You mean a static myspace page along the lines of My mum and dads place any night of the week? That won't take long to write.
I think we should institute the Aboriginal custom of walkabout. Dump the little shit somewhere hot and dry and see if he makes it back.
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Australians could take part in the original version, so everyone should be able to take part in this one.
As a computer science (& physics) student in Australia I think you underestimate how difficult it is to participate in the SoC program here. The SoC program is supposed to be as long as a summer holiday, but during your summer holiday we have our winter holiday, which is as long as your winter holiday.
I don't think you can do an SoC project in a winter holiday. I actually had a big coding job during my last winder holiday, and it's a pretty tight time frame. It ended up lasting half way through the ne
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Maybe, it would be nice to simply open it up to a general google sponsorship program which did not have specific summer/winter timeslots.
I'd advocate that. The Google SoC dates don't mesh well with UK students. We start the summer break later than US universities and end later. The first assessment deadline in the current SoC is about a week after UK universities finish exams, so the students haven't had a chance to do anything. The final deadline is about a month before they return to university, so the end of the summer is wasted. Giving a bit more leeway to the start and end times would make the program a lot more useful internation
Winter Of Code (Score:5, Interesting)
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Really, even over here in Germany, participation in SoC is made quite hard by the fact that you'll just end up having less time because the program starts in May and ends in August. Well, my vacations start in the end of July and end in October.
I just posted almost exactly the same thing. I mentored a student in the UK last year with exactly the same problem. The first assessment comes almost immediately after they've started, so you can only really assess them on how good they are at background reading. The final one comes a month or so before they finish their summer, and so you have to guess how much work they will do in the next month - except that once you've said they will get paid there is no incentive for them to actually do the work.
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What I see Google doing is making a more flexible schedule and allowing year round participation. Still call it 'Summer of Code' because that's how it started, but allow more flexibility. I can see similar problems for the Africans, the South Americans and we can't forget the Kiwis, especially if we get a WETA / Google cross-over.
GOOG is going down under as well.. (Score:2, Interesting)
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Microsoft expanding their monopoly into new areas? I can't see it getting past the regulators myself.
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Microsoft is buying Yahoo to expand their monopoly (Score:2)
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What monopoly?
Except for Windows which is the only one in which they have an upper hand, and in which Linux and Mac are fast reducing the gap, I cannot see any other area where they are a threat.
1. Browser - Usage of Firefox is rocketing up.
2. Game console - Pleeease, its Wiiiiii all the way!
3. Mail - Hotmail, what is that? gimme Gmail!
4. Search Engine - Live ?? jfgi!
5. Hardware ( keyboard, mouse etc etc) -- Logitech roXXs !
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Given Microsoft's past abuse of its dominant market position, and its failure to satisfactorily remedy that, I can't
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There are lots of graduate programs in Australia. Contact some larger IT organizations and offer your services. If you're lucky you'll find work that'll look great on your resume and you'll make contacts you can use when you graduate. You don't sound like you care if you're paid or not, so that should make things easier. Google ain't the only employer in town. In fact in Aus it's not even a major player.
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That is the whole point. Currently it is the winter of coding to the Australians. Having SoC that really corresponds to the Australian summer (around December) is what is being proposed. Also, as another poster mentions this could be opened up to all countries in the Southern hemisphere who share the same school schedule.