Just as a head’s up to students that are thinking about participating in the Google Summer of Code 2008, and were planning on being affiliated with MySQL. You can – MySQL has just been accepted into the Summer of Code 2008.
We have an ideas page (watch it closely, there will be many changes in the coming weeks), we also have a mailing list (subscribe to it, and discuss with potential mentors), and now, all we want are plenty of students!
This should also be a note, that its a call for mentors. Last year, we had Paul McCullagh and Sheeri Kritzer Cabral, mentor projects from outside MySQL, and it was great. Participation from the community, will simply rock.
My advise? Note the timeline, closely. Students: April 1, 2008, 00:00 UTC is your deadline. Mentors, you need to be paired up with your students by April 11, 07:00 UTC. Mentors, start signing up, now!
Here’s to another great Summer of Code!
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