A few of us have been discussing how we might continue the concept without formal Google support. Stay tuned.
On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 2:58 AM Hrishi Patel <hrishipate...@gmail.com> wrote: > That is extremely sad. I read that email, I have so many good memories > with GCI. > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 2:25 AM Devin Ulibarri <devin@ulibarri.website> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Members of the GCI Mentors mailing list received this message today >> from Stephanie T. of Google. >> >> Some of you may not be on that list, but interested to know so I am >> copying it here. >> >> Thanks to everyone for all their efforts (and hacking) over the years >> for GCI with SL! >> >> > Hi GCI Mentors and Org Admins, >> > >> > Google Code-in concluded 10 amazing, productive, exhilarating years >> > in January. This program has been a success because of the amazing >> > energy and passion all of you have exhibited; volunteering dozens, >> > hundreds, and in some cases, thousands(!) of hours to help 14,700+ >> > teenagers, from 115+ countries, complete a whopping 76,200+ open >> > source tasks, during the past 10 years! >> > >> > We wanted all of you to be among the first to know that Google Code- >> > in 2019 was our final Google Code-in contest. We've been looking hard >> > at our portfolio of programs and as open source evolves, our programs >> > need to evolve too. We've decided to focus our efforts on Google >> > Summer of Code and programs like Season of Docs that meet projects' >> > sustainability needs going into the next 10 years of open source. >> > >> > We want to thank you all for being inspiring role models to these >> > students. Many of you were GCI or GSoC students yourselves and have >> > been paying it forward for years by helping teenagers discover their >> > passion for open source software development. The extent of your >> > support was something many didn’t expect when they first started out >> > trying to complete a few tasks to earn a Google T-shirt. >> > >> > You have welcomed students into your communities and shown them how >> > open source is making the world a better place and how they can be a >> > part of that. You all have inspired, taught, listened, and made a >> > difference in the lives of thousands of students. THANK YOU! These >> > students have brought fresh new perspectives and ideas into your >> > communities, inspiring long-term committers with their enthusiasm, >> > curiosity and skills. >> > >> > Many of you have been mentors for all 10 years of GCI (plus GHOP!), >> > while others came into the GCI family just this past year. Regardless >> > of when you joined, thank you all for showing immense kindness, >> > patience, dedication, organization and guidance to the students, the >> > other mentors in our GCI community, and to me and the rest of our >> > team over the years. >> > >> > These past 10 years of Google Code-in have been an exciting, >> > adrenaline pumping adventure – thanks for coming along on the ride >> > with us! >> > >> > We will continue to be dedicated to helping open source communities >> > be sustainable and finding new contributors is an essential part of >> > those efforts. While Google Code-in is now officially retired, we >> > look forward to finding new ways to support your communities. >> > >> > Best, >> > Stephanie Taylor >> > GCI Program Lead >> -- >> Follow me on GNU Social at https://loadaverage.org/pikurasa >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sugar-devel mailing list >> sugar-de...@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >> > _______________________________________________ > Sugar-devel mailing list > sugar-de...@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org <http://www.sugarlabs.org>
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