[This discussion could just as well go to py-dev, but it is here, this is here;-]
Draft of announcement to send to various Python related lists. -------- Google 2006 Summer of Code and Python Software Foundation This spring and summer, Google corporation will again provide several hundred stipends for students (18+, undergraduate thru PhD programs) to write new open-source code. The main page is http://code.google.com/summerofcode.html. At the bottom are links to StudentFAQ, MentorFAQ, and TermsOfService. The first two have the timeline. Note that student applications are due between May 1, 17:00 PST through May 8, same time. The Python Software Foundation (PSF) will again act as a sponsoring organization matching mentors and projects benefiting Python and Python programmers. Projects can include work on Python implementations, programmer utilitilies, libraries, packages, or frameworks. Project ideas are welcome and can be added to http://wiki.python.org/moin/SummerOfCode, possibly as links to fuller explanations elsewhere. The projects from last summer are described at http://wiki.python.org/moin/SummerOfCode/2005 People interested in mentoring a student though PSF are encouraged to contact Neal Norwitz at __________________. People unknown to Neal or Guido should try to find a couple of people who are to vouch for them. --------- Terry Jan Reedy _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
