Google’s Summer of Code Concludes

Google’s Summer of Code (SOC), a program that matched computer science students with free and open source software (FOSS) projects and paid for results, is over. Despite some organizational problems, the SOC attracted an overwhelming response from both students and projects, and early indications are that the program has produced a wide range of projects and attracted a number of promising students to the FOSS communities. Whether the program will be repeated, however, remains undetermined.

This was a great project to watch, and it appears the outcome was pretty good. 88% of the projects have been completed. Check out a lot more info at NewsForge.