[Python-3000] Python 3000 and the Google Summer of Code

[Neal Norwitz]

Terry, if you can post this during the day, please go ahead and do so
and incorporate Guido's and Aahz's comments.  If you don't have a
chance today, I will post it tonight when I get home which will almost
definitely be after 8pm PT/11pm ET.

Thanks,
n
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On 4/19/06, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
> If you and/or Terry would post this that would be great -- I do have
> plenty of net access here but my time is very fragmented. Once it's
> posted I'll blog a link.
>
> One comment: I would add explicitly to the subject that the PSF is
> currently requesting mentors, not students. Perhaps
>
>    Subject: Python Software Foundation looking for mentors for the
> Google Summer of Code
>
> would work?
>
> How widely are you sending this? I'd say c.l.py.a, c.l.py, python-dev,
> IronPython, Jython, Zope lists.
>
> --Guido
>
> On 4/19/06, Neal Norwitz <nnorwitz at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Guido, are you willing to send this?  Would you rather me, Terry, or
> > someone else send it?
> >
> > My changes are inline.  They aren't extensive.
> >
> > On 4/18/06, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > between May 1, 17:00 PST through May 8, 17:00 PST.
> >
> > Might as well be explicit. :-)
> >
> > > The Python Software Foundation (PSF) will again act as a sponsoring
> >
> > If you send html, you should include a link to the PSF,
> > http://www.python.org/psf/
> >
> > > 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
> >
> > ... or frameworks related to Python
> >
> > > People interested in mentoring a student though PSF are encouraged to
> > > contact Neal Norwitz at nnorwitz at gmail.com.  People unknown to Neal or
> > > Guido should find a couple of people known within the Python community
> > that are willing to act as references.
> >
> > Complete version with edits:
> >
> > 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, 17:00 PST.
> >
> > 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 nnorwitz at gmail.com.  People unknown to Neal or
> > Guido should find a couple of people known within the Python community
> > that are willing to act as references.
> >
>
>
> --
> --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
>