Hey guys,
Please check this out.
This is a chance of us as individuals to earn an easy USD $5000 by doing something we love doing anyways, contributing to the community.
It is also a chance to spread Drupal throughout the universities in Jamaica, with lots of incentives for students to learn this.
Think Partnerships with computer science departments, training courses etc.
Its an opportunity to mentor them as well and get more people on board.
This actually works in Jamaica as David bain of Alteroo did it for Plone a few years back.
http://intercom.carimac.com/features/5qs-david-bain-and-google-summer-of...
if you're:
•a post-secondary student looking for an exciting project with a thriving development community and tons of smart people you can work with
•an existing Drupal contributor who happens to be attending college/university and would love a chance to get paid over the summer to work on the "Next Big Drupal Thing"
•a seasoned Drupal developer with some time over the summer, who'd truly enjoy mentoring and helping the next generation of contributors make Drupal the best that it can be
•a Drupal community member who might not have the time or coding experience to mentor, but knows where to find resources and enjoys helping others find them.
•someone with a great project idea for an improvement in Drupal that would be perfect for a student to work on over the summer
•a Drupal evangelist who wants to help grow the community by actively engaging students
...then there's something for you in Summer of Code!
time is of the essence.....
More Details here:
http://drupal.org/node/1109788
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2011