[cairo-commit] [cairo-www] src/summerofcode.mdwn

[Carl Worth]

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commit 06dc631c5ae2a203761ed8e21a556c3327eca084
Author: Carl Worth <cworth at cworth.org>
Date:   Wed Mar 19 15:31:16 2008 -0700

    Add summerofcode page, (copied from the news announcement)

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+[[meta title="Cairo participates in Google Summer of Code 2008"]]
+
+Welcome, students!
+
+The cairo graphics project is participating in [Google Summer of Code
+2008](http://code.google.com/soc/2008/). This is a fantastic
+opportunity for students to gain experience with the free-software
+community, work closely with experts, and also make a valuable
+contribution to a significant project. More than that, working with the
+cairo graphics library and community is a lot of fun!  (And Google
+even pays the student a little bit.)
+
+Interested students should review [Google's
+overview](http://code.google.com/soc/2008/) of the program and also
+the [cairo project's ideas](http://cairographics.org/summerofcode/ideas/).
+Each idea in this list contains a short description of what the
+project would consist of, and also a difficulty rating (Easy, Medium,
+or Hard), so that students can better estimate their ability to
+complete the project.
+
+Any student that sees an interesting project idea there should then
+subscribe to the [cairo at cairographics.org mailing
+list](http://cairographics.org/lists/) and send an email off stating
+the project of interest. There on the list, the student can start to
+interact with potential mentors and learn more details about what the
+project will require.
+
+Finally, between March 24 and March 31, (see [Google's
+timeline](http://code.google.com/opensource/gsoc/2008/faqs.html#0.1_timeline)
+for the exact cutoff dates/times) students will submit applications to
+the Summer of Code program. And then the real fun starts as mentors
+and students work together over the (northern hemisphere) summer to
+make cairo more excellent than ever.
+
+We're pleased that you're interested in the cairo graphics
+library. And we hope that you enjoy playing with and improving this
+code. Have fun with cairo!