This sounds great -- I'd be keen to help :) On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 at 13:55, Samson Goddy <samsongo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > Sugar-devel mailing list > sugar-de...@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel >
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