Re: [9fans] Google Summer of code 2009

[Dave Eckhardt <davide+p9@cs.cmu.edu>]

> As to how many groups and students, they didn't say anything
> about that other than to show that each year the numbers had
> increased.

Our prospects were evaluated with some care.  In particular,
Google has stated, publicly, in writing, that they expect to
fund ~10% fewer students and thus fewer organizations this year.

> http://code.google.com/opensource/gsoc/2009/faqs.html
>
> 4. How many mentoring organizations does Google expect to take
> part in the program?
>
> We worked with 40 organizations in 2005, over 100 in 2006,
> over 130 in 2007 and 175 in 2008.  We expect slightly fewer
> organizations to take part in 2009, as we've capped the number
> of student participants at 1,000.
>
> 5. How many students does Google expect to take part in the
> program?
>
> We funded approximately 400 student projects in 2005, 600 in
> 2006, 900 in 2007 and 1125 in 2008.  We'll be funding
> approximately 1,000 student projects in 2009.

Dave Eckhardt