Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] FYI: GCI is discontinued

2020-06-11 Thread Euan Ong 
This sounds great -- I'd be keen to help :)

On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 at 13:55, Samson Goddy  wrote:

> I am interested in helping to work on this idea too and I think it will be
> a good idea to get this going.
>
>
> Regards
>
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 1:50 PM Walter Bender 
> wrote:
>
>> A few of us have been discussing how we might continue the concept
>> without formal Google support. Stay tuned.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 2:58 AM Hrishi Patel 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> That is extremely sad. I read that email, I have so many good memories
>>> with GCI.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 2:25 AM Devin Ulibarri 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Hi,

 Members of the GCI Mentors mailing list received this message today
 from Stephanie T. of Google.

 Some of you may not be on that list, but interested to know so I am
 copying it here.

 Thanks to everyone for all their efforts (and hacking) over the years
 for GCI with SL!

 > Hi GCI Mentors and Org Admins,
 >
 > Google Code-in concluded 10 amazing, productive, exhilarating years
 > in January. This program has been a success because of the amazing
 > energy and passion all of you have exhibited; volunteering dozens,
 > hundreds, and in some cases, thousands(!) of hours to help 14,700+
 > teenagers, from 115+ countries, complete a whopping 76,200+ open
 > source tasks, during the past 10 years!
 >
 > We wanted all of you to be among the first to know that Google Code-
 > in 2019 was our final Google Code-in contest. We've been looking hard
 > at our portfolio of programs and as open source evolves, our programs
 > need to evolve too. We've decided to focus our efforts on Google
 > Summer of Code and programs like Season of Docs that meet projects'
 > sustainability needs going into the next 10 years of open source.
 >
 > We want to thank you all for being inspiring role models to these
 > students. Many of you were GCI or GSoC students yourselves and have
 > been paying it forward for years by helping teenagers discover their
 > passion for open source software development. The extent of your
 > support was something many didn’t expect when they first started out
 > trying to complete a few tasks to earn a Google T-shirt.
 >
 > You have welcomed students into your communities and shown them how
 > open source is making the world a better place and how they can be a
 > part of that. You all have inspired, taught, listened, and made a
 > difference in the lives of thousands of students. THANK YOU! These
 > students have brought fresh new perspectives and ideas into your
 > communities, inspiring long-term committers with their enthusiasm,
 > curiosity and skills.
 >
 > Many of you have been mentors for all 10 years of GCI (plus GHOP!),
 > while others came into the GCI family just this past year. Regardless
 > of when you joined, thank you all for showing immense kindness,
 > patience, dedication, organization and guidance to the students, the
 > other mentors in our GCI community, and to me and the rest of our
 > team over the years.
 >
 > These past 10 years of Google Code-in have been an exciting,
 > adrenaline pumping adventure – thanks for coming along on the ride
 > with us!
 >
 > We will continue to be dedicated to helping open source communities
 > be sustainable and finding new contributors is an essential part of
 > those efforts. While Google Code-in is now officially retired, we
 > look forward to finding new ways to support your communities.
 >
 > Best,
 > Stephanie Taylor
 > GCI Program Lead
 --
 Follow me on GNU Social at https://loadaverage.org/pikurasa

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Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] FYI: GCI is discontinued

2020-06-11 Thread Samson Goddy 
I am interested in helping to work on this idea too and I think it will be
a good idea to get this going.


Regards

On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 1:50 PM Walter Bender  wrote:

> A few of us have been discussing how we might continue the concept without
> formal Google support. Stay tuned.
>
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 2:58 AM Hrishi Patel 
> wrote:
>
>> That is extremely sad. I read that email, I have so many good memories
>> with GCI.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 2:25 AM Devin Ulibarri 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Members of the GCI Mentors mailing list received this message today
>>> from Stephanie T. of Google.
>>>
>>> Some of you may not be on that list, but interested to know so I am
>>> copying it here.
>>>
>>> Thanks to everyone for all their efforts (and hacking) over the years
>>> for GCI with SL!
>>>
>>> > Hi GCI Mentors and Org Admins,
>>> >
>>> > Google Code-in concluded 10 amazing, productive, exhilarating years
>>> > in January. This program has been a success because of the amazing
>>> > energy and passion all of you have exhibited; volunteering dozens,
>>> > hundreds, and in some cases, thousands(!) of hours to help 14,700+
>>> > teenagers, from 115+ countries, complete a whopping 76,200+ open
>>> > source tasks, during the past 10 years!
>>> >
>>> > We wanted all of you to be among the first to know that Google Code-
>>> > in 2019 was our final Google Code-in contest. We've been looking hard
>>> > at our portfolio of programs and as open source evolves, our programs
>>> > need to evolve too. We've decided to focus our efforts on Google
>>> > Summer of Code and programs like Season of Docs that meet projects'
>>> > sustainability needs going into the next 10 years of open source.
>>> >
>>> > We want to thank you all for being inspiring role models to these
>>> > students. Many of you were GCI or GSoC students yourselves and have
>>> > been paying it forward for years by helping teenagers discover their
>>> > passion for open source software development. The extent of your
>>> > support was something many didn’t expect when they first started out
>>> > trying to complete a few tasks to earn a Google T-shirt.
>>> >
>>> > You have welcomed students into your communities and shown them how
>>> > open source is making the world a better place and how they can be a
>>> > part of that. You all have inspired, taught, listened, and made a
>>> > difference in the lives of thousands of students. THANK YOU! These
>>> > students have brought fresh new perspectives and ideas into your
>>> > communities, inspiring long-term committers with their enthusiasm,
>>> > curiosity and skills.
>>> >
>>> > Many of you have been mentors for all 10 years of GCI (plus GHOP!),
>>> > while others came into the GCI family just this past year. Regardless
>>> > of when you joined, thank you all for showing immense kindness,
>>> > patience, dedication, organization and guidance to the students, the
>>> > other mentors in our GCI community, and to me and the rest of our
>>> > team over the years.
>>> >
>>> > These past 10 years of Google Code-in have been an exciting,
>>> > adrenaline pumping adventure – thanks for coming along on the ride
>>> > with us!
>>> >
>>> > We will continue to be dedicated to helping open source communities
>>> > be sustainable and finding new contributors is an essential part of
>>> > those efforts. While Google Code-in is now officially retired, we
>>> > look forward to finding new ways to support your communities.
>>> >
>>> > Best,
>>> > Stephanie Taylor
>>> > GCI Program Lead
>>> --
>>> Follow me on GNU Social at https://loadaverage.org/pikurasa
>>>
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>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
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>
>
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> Sugar Labs
> http://www.sugarlabs.org
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Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] FYI: GCI is discontinued

2020-06-11 Thread Walter Bender 
A few of us have been discussing how we might continue the concept without
formal Google support. Stay tuned.

On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 2:58 AM Hrishi Patel 
wrote:

> That is extremely sad. I read that email, I have so many good memories
> with GCI.
>
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 2:25 AM Devin Ulibarri 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Members of the GCI Mentors mailing list received this message today
>> from Stephanie T. of Google.
>>
>> Some of you may not be on that list, but interested to know so I am
>> copying it here.
>>
>> Thanks to everyone for all their efforts (and hacking) over the years
>> for GCI with SL!
>>
>> > Hi GCI Mentors and Org Admins,
>> >
>> > Google Code-in concluded 10 amazing, productive, exhilarating years
>> > in January. This program has been a success because of the amazing
>> > energy and passion all of you have exhibited; volunteering dozens,
>> > hundreds, and in some cases, thousands(!) of hours to help 14,700+
>> > teenagers, from 115+ countries, complete a whopping 76,200+ open
>> > source tasks, during the past 10 years!
>> >
>> > We wanted all of you to be among the first to know that Google Code-
>> > in 2019 was our final Google Code-in contest. We've been looking hard
>> > at our portfolio of programs and as open source evolves, our programs
>> > need to evolve too. We've decided to focus our efforts on Google
>> > Summer of Code and programs like Season of Docs that meet projects'
>> > sustainability needs going into the next 10 years of open source.
>> >
>> > We want to thank you all for being inspiring role models to these
>> > students. Many of you were GCI or GSoC students yourselves and have
>> > been paying it forward for years by helping teenagers discover their
>> > passion for open source software development. The extent of your
>> > support was something many didn’t expect when they first started out
>> > trying to complete a few tasks to earn a Google T-shirt.
>> >
>> > You have welcomed students into your communities and shown them how
>> > open source is making the world a better place and how they can be a
>> > part of that. You all have inspired, taught, listened, and made a
>> > difference in the lives of thousands of students. THANK YOU! These
>> > students have brought fresh new perspectives and ideas into your
>> > communities, inspiring long-term committers with their enthusiasm,
>> > curiosity and skills.
>> >
>> > Many of you have been mentors for all 10 years of GCI (plus GHOP!),
>> > while others came into the GCI family just this past year. Regardless
>> > of when you joined, thank you all for showing immense kindness,
>> > patience, dedication, organization and guidance to the students, the
>> > other mentors in our GCI community, and to me and the rest of our
>> > team over the years.
>> >
>> > These past 10 years of Google Code-in have been an exciting,
>> > adrenaline pumping adventure – thanks for coming along on the ride
>> > with us!
>> >
>> > We will continue to be dedicated to helping open source communities
>> > be sustainable and finding new contributors is an essential part of
>> > those efforts. While Google Code-in is now officially retired, we
>> > look forward to finding new ways to support your communities.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Stephanie Taylor
>> > GCI Program Lead
>> --
>> Follow me on GNU Social at https://loadaverage.org/pikurasa
>>
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Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] FYI: GCI is discontinued

2020-06-11 Thread Hrishi Patel 
That is extremely sad. I read that email, I have so many good memories with
GCI.

On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 2:25 AM Devin Ulibarri  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Members of the GCI Mentors mailing list received this message today
> from Stephanie T. of Google.
>
> Some of you may not be on that list, but interested to know so I am
> copying it here.
>
> Thanks to everyone for all their efforts (and hacking) over the years
> for GCI with SL!
>
> > Hi GCI Mentors and Org Admins,
> >
> > Google Code-in concluded 10 amazing, productive, exhilarating years
> > in January. This program has been a success because of the amazing
> > energy and passion all of you have exhibited; volunteering dozens,
> > hundreds, and in some cases, thousands(!) of hours to help 14,700+
> > teenagers, from 115+ countries, complete a whopping 76,200+ open
> > source tasks, during the past 10 years!
> >
> > We wanted all of you to be among the first to know that Google Code-
> > in 2019 was our final Google Code-in contest. We've been looking hard
> > at our portfolio of programs and as open source evolves, our programs
> > need to evolve too. We've decided to focus our efforts on Google
> > Summer of Code and programs like Season of Docs that meet projects'
> > sustainability needs going into the next 10 years of open source.
> >
> > We want to thank you all for being inspiring role models to these
> > students. Many of you were GCI or GSoC students yourselves and have
> > been paying it forward for years by helping teenagers discover their
> > passion for open source software development. The extent of your
> > support was something many didn’t expect when they first started out
> > trying to complete a few tasks to earn a Google T-shirt.
> >
> > You have welcomed students into your communities and shown them how
> > open source is making the world a better place and how they can be a
> > part of that. You all have inspired, taught, listened, and made a
> > difference in the lives of thousands of students. THANK YOU! These
> > students have brought fresh new perspectives and ideas into your
> > communities, inspiring long-term committers with their enthusiasm,
> > curiosity and skills.
> >
> > Many of you have been mentors for all 10 years of GCI (plus GHOP!),
> > while others came into the GCI family just this past year. Regardless
> > of when you joined, thank you all for showing immense kindness,
> > patience, dedication, organization and guidance to the students, the
> > other mentors in our GCI community, and to me and the rest of our
> > team over the years.
> >
> > These past 10 years of Google Code-in have been an exciting,
> > adrenaline pumping adventure – thanks for coming along on the ride
> > with us!
> >
> > We will continue to be dedicated to helping open source communities
> > be sustainable and finding new contributors is an essential part of
> > those efforts. While Google Code-in is now officially retired, we
> > look forward to finding new ways to support your communities.
> >
> > Best,
> > Stephanie Taylor
> > GCI Program Lead
> --
> Follow me on GNU Social at https://loadaverage.org/pikurasa
>
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