On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 12:45 PM Thorsten Munsch <thorsten.mun...@synthor.de>
wrote:
> Do I understand it right? The students are behind the money they may get
> from Google and not after the knowledge they gain solving a specific
> project?
>
>
The summer stipend of $4500 is a pittance for someone living in an urban
part of the US or EU, but something like an average year's-salary in other
countries. Given the economics, it's not surprising there is far more
interest in GSoC from countries where the stipend is more valuable.
> I never studied, but always wanted to. Meanwhile I am in a good position
> w/o an exam and having not enough time/mood to contribute.
>
> Really sad to read that.
>
>
> Cheers
> Thorsten
>
> Am 16.01.2017 um 21:17 schrieb Ferran Pujol Camins:
> >
> > 2017-01-16 21:04 GMT+01:00 Be <b...@gmx.com <mailto:b...@gmx.com>>:
> >
> > That is an interesting point that it doesn't matter much if a
> > student is in it for the money if the community gets something
> > positive out of it at the end. Requiring smaller PRs with community
> > review would help with that.
> >
> >
> >
> > Also fail a student early. It is highly encouraged by Google. Then in
> > future GSOCs we can warn: "Hey, last year we failed a student at
> > mid-term because he did not meet our goals. Make sure you are here for
> > the right reasons."
> >
> >
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