Google haven't supported a number of major projects this year (including some that they directly benefit from), it's not just Mozilla. One assumes, therefore, t

Google haven't supported a number of major projects this year (including some that they directly benefit from), it's not just Mozilla. One assumes, therefore, that the GSoC management decided that GSoC should support more smaller projects this year. EDIT: If Google only wanted to fund things that directly benefit them, you'd've thought they'd do just that, none of this faffing about with an application process and only funding student work, no?