For what it's worth, there's an OCaml "summer of code" being organized
by a financial company which uses OCaml extensively. If Squeak was
rejected for not being "mainstream" enough, it sounds like there's a
pattern here.
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On 2/23/07, Yann Monclair <yann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Giovanni,
IIRC last year we tried to apply to Google's Summer of Code. I think Stephane
Ducasse was involved too. We weren't accepted either as ESUG or SqF,
not being
"mainstream".
I think that was one of the reasons to push forward SummerTalk.
I think Google SoC is a great initiative, but unfortunately, I don't think
Google will accept Smalltalk projects this year again... I would love to be
proven wrong!
What I would rather propose, is to build up a great SummerTalk, making great
stuff with motivated students and mentors :) I was part of the first batch of
SummerTalkers in 2006, and I really enjoyed the experience. My mentor was one
of my teachers in University, Bernard Pottier, who is a long time Smalltalker.
If we build up to a good SummerTalk event each year, then we will stand more
chances to enter google SoC, or maybe we will not even want to get in :)
I would rather encourage people to offer projects and mentorship (and
sponsoring
if you want to), to ESUG's SummerTalk :)
my 2 pence,
Yann
Quoting Giovanni Corriga <giovanni@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi all
>
> Google has recently announced the third edition of its Summer of Code
> program.
>
> In this program Google provides funding to students to work on open
> source projects.
>
> I think Squeak could benefit, both technically and in advertisements,
> from partecipating in such a program.
>
> Unfortunately, the deadlines are pretty tight:
> - March 12th for Squeak to apply as a mentoring organization
> - March 24th for students to apply as developers for the program.
>
> I'm trying to have Squeak apply to the program. So if anyone would like
> to partecipate to this effort, either as a mentor, or as student
> developer, or just to provide ideas and suggestions, please contact me
> ASAP at my personal email.
>
> Ciao,
>
> Giovanni
>
>
>
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