I am interested in helping to work on this idea too and I think it will be a good idea to get this going.
Regards On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 1:50 PM Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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> > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >
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