Google Summer of Code 2008

This year I proposed an idea as a part of the Google Summer of Code 2008 program which Google has been organizing since 2005 to promote Free and Open Source Development by sponsoring FOSS based organizations in their projects.

My idea got Accepted!!

My idea was to add a feature to the Sahana Disaster Management System. Read more about what Sahana is here.

I will write more about it soon!!….

For now, here is the link to my idea – http://code.google.com/soc/2008/sahana/about.html

#6 above.

Direct link: For application.

This is a sponsorship by Google which promotes Open Source Development each year by paying each idea a stipend amount to the Organization/Project and the student developer upon successful completion.

Some stats:

  • Total Number of Applications/Ideas received by Google – 7090
  • Accepted Ideas this year – 1125
  • Sahana Applications – 59
  • Selected in Sahana – 9
  • My Rank @ Sahana – 6th
  • India #2 – Source

Looking forward for a great coded Summer!! :-)

Happy hAcKing to all fellow GSoC students!!

Hail gEeKdOm!! :D