| --- |
| title: The Apache Software Foundation Participating in Google Summer of Code 2012 as a Mentoring Organization |
| date: 2012-03-21 |
| blog_post: true |
| published_by: uli |
| tags: ["blog"] |
| --- |
| |
| The Apache Software Foundation will be participating in the [Google Summer of Code](http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012) |
| again this year as a mentoring organization. |
| |
| [Google Summer of Code](http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2012/faqs#whatis) is a |
| program where students work on open source projects backed by a stipend granted by Google. The Apache Software Foundation |
| has been participating in the program since its inception in 2005. |
| |
| Each year, 30-40 students are guided by volunteer mentors from various Apache communities. During the summer they learn |
| what it means to participate in a diverse open source community and develop open source software "The Apache Way". |
| Many of past students are now active contributors to our projects. |
| |
| This year we hope to build on our previous successes and again build student interest and enthusiasm in The Apache |
| Software Foundation. Our list of project ideas (at http://s.apache.org/gsoc2012tasks) already contains over 100 ideas |
| spanning more than 25 Apache projects. But that's only what we have come up with. A lot of students have their very own |
| itch to scratch and approach our projects with their own ideas. |
| |
| If you are enrolled as a university student and always wanted to get involved with Apache, here's is your chance. |
| Browse our [ideas list](http://s.apache.org/gsoc2012tasks), approach the projects you are most interested in, discuss |
| your ideas, get involved, code the summer away, and at the end, get a nice paycheck from Google! |
