This is the central page for PlanetMath's official coordination with the Google "Summer of Code" program.

Overview

The Summer of Code (SoC) program is put on generously by Google, and was begun in 2005. In the program, students are paid to intern to write code for open source projects. The students are paired with mentors on the projects. Most of the pay goes to the interns, to support them, but a small honorarium goes to the open source project.

• link to the official Summer of Code page

PlanetMath.org's participation

PlanetMath is an open source project, and PM.org also hosts the development of a number of other open source projects. These projects are in our opinion worthy of Google's support (and yours!), and so we've thrown in our lot with the SoC program.

• The official PlanetMath SoC page on code.google.com.
• We're coordinating this year's activities on this wiki, at 2008 PM Summer of Code Coordination.

Who Can Participate?

The program is intended for students. According to Google:

In order to participate in the program, you must be a student. Google defines a student as an individual enrolled in or accepted into an accredited institution including but not necessarily limited to colleges, universities, masters programs, PhD programs and undergraduate programs. You should be prepared, upon request, to provide Google with transcripts from your accredited institution as proof of enrollment or admission status. You must also be eligible to work in the country in which you'll reside throughout the duration of the program.

See Google's FAQ for other important details.

Historical

• 2007 PM Summer of Code Coordination
• 2006 PM Summer of Code Coordination
• 2005's SoC page.

Discussion

• What makes a good PM summer of code project