Gaim
To be more humanity!
By now, everyone who applied for a spot in the Summer of Code has received an official response from Google. Those that were accepted will be receiving a personal introduction letter from me this weekend. I can't stress enough how pleased we were by the overwhelming interest in working on Gaim. We received 859 applications, more than any other organization except Google itself, about 10% of all applications total. We regret that we are only able to accomodate 15.
It was really a really difficult process, choosing just 15 from 859, and we unfortunately had to turn down a lot of really high quality applications. This was especially the case for those who applied for the suggestions we made; the vast majority did this and each was necessarily competing against hundreds for just one spot while those who applied with an original idea were competing against about 50 for 15 spots (Hint for next time!).
Also, I'd like to congratulate Gaim developer Ethan Blanton and his bride Marina who are getting married today!
* Update - June 27, 2005 - 7:01PM EDT *
I've updated the Summer of Code page to reflect which projects have been accepted.
New summer of code suggestion!
We've posted a new suggestion for a Summer of Code project! It's a project to improve Gaim's user interface. The suggestion can be found at the bottom of our Summer of Code project list. Remember, applications are due by June 14th!
Gaim 1.3.1 - New Hyde Park
Hey. What's up? Oh, right. Gaim. We've released Gaim 1.3.1, aka "New Hyde Park." It's got some o' them new fangled security fixes. Sorry about that. You should probably upgrade. Anyway, I'll see you around.
Google's Summer of Code
Gaim has been invited to participate in Google's Summer of Code project which aims to team aspiring students with experienced open-source developers. The students learn the ropes of open-source development under the mentorship of the experienced developers and at the end of the summer are given $4500 for their troubles. The Gaim developers are proud to sponsor students in this program. We have created a brief list of possible projects we'd like to help students complete this summer, but you are free to suggest anything you want! Apply at the Summer of Code webpage. Applications must be in by June 14th.
Gaim 1.3.0, it's like I'm breathing oxygenated oxygen
We fixed some security problems in this release, so please try to upgrade soon. See our security page for details.
I'd like to personally thank Stu Tomlinson ("nosnilmot") for totally owning the security problems. Quality.
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