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Posted by fraggard on Fri Jun 3rd at 9:00am 2005

http://code.google.com/summerofcode.html

Google, along with a few Open Source organizations, is sponsoring open source projects. You send them a project proposal, and they give you $500 if they, or one of the organizations, likes the project. Upon completion you recieve $4500 more from Google. Your mentoring organization, either google or someone else, decides when your project is complete.

You have to register before June 14th, and complete the project by September 1st if accepted.

Eligibility: "Someone currently enrolled in or accepted into an accredited institution including but not necessarily limited to colleges, universities, masters programs, phd programs and undergraduate programs." And it looks like you must be 18 and above.

Those of you who are eligible (and still don't know about this) go ahead and check it out. It seems like a really great opportunity. You get coding experience, plus you get the moolah if your project is completed.

Edit: WinLibre is willing to sponsor a " new, innovative multiplatform, windows compatible, Game.", just in case anyone's interested.



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Posted by French Toast on Fri Jun 3rd at 10:31am 2005

That sounds cool, shame I'm 14 with no coding experience.




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Posted by Natus on Fri Jun 3rd at 11:36am 2005

the only thing i can code is the scripts for little fighter 2 (and then a bit og irc)



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Posted by Myrk- on Fri Jun 3rd at 12:16pm 2005

I can code the bananas in the original Gorillas on Qbasic...


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Posted by Dr Brasso on Fri Jun 3rd at 1:04pm 2005

? posted by French Toast
That sounds cool, shame I'm 14 with no coding experience.
at fourteen, you have outstanding taste in music man... love the avatar, and the band....the coding will come with practice.....woot!
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Posted by Bewbies on Fri Jun 3rd at 3:11pm 2005

when you code in open source, you code communism!


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the marching band refused to yield



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Posted by satchmo on Fri Jun 3rd at 4:41pm 2005

And what's wrong with communism?



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Posted by fraggard on Fri Jun 3rd at 4:45pm 2005

? quote:
when you code in open source, you code communism!


When you download music, you're supporting TERRORISM! <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">

Satchmo, you sure you want to poke that particular beehive?




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Posted by Madedog on Fri Jun 3rd at 5:44pm 2005

Communism is better than dictationism! That's what mickey$oft is trying to... :-P and that's what I just HATE... dictators...



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Posted by Forceflow on Fri Jun 3rd at 6:29pm 2005

Would it count if you're going on 18 ? My birthay's the 22th of october. I could have a go for a project, but I'm very busy this summer.

Open-Source Rocks.



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Posted by fraggard on Sat Jun 4th at 2:46am 2005

? quote:
Would it count if you're going on 18 ? My birthay's the 22th of october. I could have a go for a project, but I'm very busy this summer.


No <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/sad.gif"> Lot's of people asked the same question In their mailing list discussions, and they have answered that the applicant must have completed 18 by June 14th.





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