I see no reason not to do both.
Hey - free money.

On Feb 23, 2007, at 4:21 PM, Yann Monclair 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 at corriga.net>:
>
>> 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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