“In 2011, 1,116 students were accepted into the program which
pays the students as well as the open source mentoring
organizations.For 2012, Google is paying $5,000 to each student and an
additional $500 for the organization that mentors the student. So
that means that if Google holds to the same numbers as 2011, they
will be pumping at least $6.1 million into open source development
over the summer months this year.
Google Summer of Code 2012 Kicks Off
By
Sean Michael Kerner
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