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Octave has participated during the last two years with four students under the | Octave has participated during the last two years with four students under the | ||
auspices of the GNU project. Due to the success of those experiences, where many | auspices of the GNU project. Due to the success of those experiences, where many | ||
members of the Octave community helped mentor the | members of the Octave community helped mentor the students, we are trying again. | ||
We hope to get good code from interested students and ideally establish a line | We hope to get good code from interested students and ideally establish a line | ||
of collaboration with them for the future. We also want to raise awareness of | of collaboration with them for the future. We also want to raise awareness of | ||
Octave | Octave in the free software community. | ||
Google Summer of Code represents a unique opportunity to | Google Summer of Code represents a unique opportunity to improve both core Octave and domain-specific functionality. We believe the interaction with fresh minds will bring not only new code to Octave but also will augment the developers group. | ||
bring not only new code to Octave but also will augment the developers group. | |||
=== Did your organization participate in past Google Summer of Codes? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and challenges of your participation. === | === Did your organization participate in past Google Summer of Codes? If so, please summarize your involvement and the successes and challenges of your participation. === |