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IMHO GSoC should be something like "hacktoberfest" where contributors for the projects get paid for squashing bugs not for making "new features" nobody needs.

protomyth 9y ago
That would be an interesting project. Have projects submit a list of bugs they would like some help with and then pay the selected students for each bug fixed (maybe with a base stipend). Probably teach quite a bit about the daily grind of software development.
- pwnna 9y ago
  Google CodeIn is what you're looking for, although this is for pre-university students: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/ https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/
  - protomyth 9y ago
    Nice project, but a version with college students would probably work better.
    - 0x6c6f6c 9y ago
      At that point it seems like a glorified version of a bug bounty list[1]. The convenience of GSoC is that the students get to intern with pay on open source projects. If squashing bugs is the only goal, then going through their bug bounty lists and getting paid for it really is just picking a company on that list and doing it yourself. However, with a Google program behind it and the company's agreement, I'm sure the amount paid will be higher and/or more consistent. Including my old link [2] for security/bug vulnerability discovery as well, since you get paid for these by the companies based on bug fixes or discoveries. [1](https://www.bountysource.com/bounties/search https://www.bountysource.com/bounties/search) [2](https://bugcrowd.com/list-of-bug-bounty-programs https://bugcrowd.com/list-of-bug-bounty-programs)
      - protomyth 9y ago
        > At that point it seems like a glorified version of a bug bounty list[1]. I was thinking they would work on one project the same mentorship scheme, but I can see how it might devolve without keeping the education in mind.
      - SadWebDeveloper 9y ago
        The value of "mentorship" or "internship" at FOSS projects are overrated, most of this projects run without clear goals and improvements are made only by "interested parties" like intel wanting their technologies to run better on Linux or the devs at GitHub optimizing "Git" for the sake of their business operations but yet not a single improvement on the UI side (obviously because it will hurt their business if suddenly people realize how easy could be using Git without GitHub).

protomyth 9y ago

That would be an interesting project. Have projects submit a list of bugs they would like some help with and then pay the selected students for each bug fixed (maybe with a base stipend). Probably teach quite a bit about the daily grind of software development.

pwnna 9y ago
Google CodeIn is what you're looking for, although this is for pre-university students: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/ https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/
- protomyth 9y ago
  Nice project, but a version with college students would probably work better.
  - 0x6c6f6c 9y ago
    At that point it seems like a glorified version of a bug bounty list[1]. The convenience of GSoC is that the students get to intern with pay on open source projects. If squashing bugs is the only goal, then going through their bug bounty lists and getting paid for it really is just picking a company on that list and doing it yourself. However, with a Google program behind it and the company's agreement, I'm sure the amount paid will be higher and/or more consistent. Including my old link [2] for security/bug vulnerability discovery as well, since you get paid for these by the companies based on bug fixes or discoveries. [1](https://www.bountysource.com/bounties/search https://www.bountysource.com/bounties/search) [2](https://bugcrowd.com/list-of-bug-bounty-programs https://bugcrowd.com/list-of-bug-bounty-programs)
    - protomyth 9y ago
      > At that point it seems like a glorified version of a bug bounty list[1]. I was thinking they would work on one project the same mentorship scheme, but I can see how it might devolve without keeping the education in mind.
    - SadWebDeveloper 9y ago
      The value of "mentorship" or "internship" at FOSS projects are overrated, most of this projects run without clear goals and improvements are made only by "interested parties" like intel wanting their technologies to run better on Linux or the devs at GitHub optimizing "Git" for the sake of their business operations but yet not a single improvement on the UI side (obviously because it will hurt their business if suddenly people realize how easy could be using Git without GitHub).