[Sugar-devel] [IAEP] FYI: GCI is discontinued

[Euan Ong]

This sounds great -- I'd be keen to help :)

On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 at 13:55, Samson Goddy <samsongoddy at 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.bender at 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 <hrishipatel99 at 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 at 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
>>>> --
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>>>>
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