From: James Britt <james_b@...>
Date: 2005-06-02T23:34:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Google Summer of Code: status of Ruby Central

David A. Black wrote:
> Hi --
> 
> There's a big buzz about the Google Summer of Code program
> (http://code.google.com/summerofcode.html), and I thought I'd post an
> update (not an encouraging one) here, with regard to Ruby Central,
> Inc.
> 
> I had hoped that this post would be a call for mentors for the Summer
> of Code program.  Unfortunately, as of this morning they appear to
> have shut the door on further mentoring organzations.  The information
> on the website is contradictory, and I have written to them asking for
> clarification and help.  But if the worst is true (the "No" in the
> FAQ, as opposed to the "It's not too late" in the overview), then Ruby
> Central is out in the cold.


Maybe someone here knows:  Just how did Google announce this Summer of 
Code thing?  Did it rely on Slashdot?  Send notices to favored 
organizations?  Post something on some obscure Google page and just 
count on the hipsterati to spread the word to their inner circle?


James

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