OSEL Blog

Google has done it again!Google generously donated $300,000 to the OSU Open Source Lab, demonstrating continued support to the Lab and ongoing open source education in the university.  Google has been donating to support the OSU OSL for three subsequent years now, providing more than one million dollars in contributions.  Contributions will make it possible for students to keep working for the OSUOSL, supply hardware for better hosting, and allow the OSL to take more development projects.Official Press Releases:

• OSU
• Google’s Open Source Blog

Thank you Google!

Summer is approaching fast!  Not only does that mean an imminent return to sunny weather but also and means Google Summer of Code is back.

Google is accepting summer of code applications through April 3, programming begins on May 23.  Join the festivities!  Find a cool project and apply.

This year, Google is paying a stipend of $4,500 for successful projects.

Also, a big congratulations to the Open Source Lab for being accepted as a mentoring organization again for 2009.

If you are interested in working with the OSL this summer, check out the ideas page and submit a proposal!

Google donated $300,000 to the OSU Open Source lab, continuing to support Open Source development, hosting, and software use at OSU.  Google’s contribution will promote growth within the OSL and allow the lab to continue hosting large, innovative or essential, projects such as Drupal and Apache.

Thank you Google!

 The Official Press Release

Google gave the Oregon State University Linux Users Group a visit on March 6th. The Googlers included Lori Welch, a Hardware Operations Recruiter from Mountain View, Ken Patchett, the Hardware Operations Manager from The Dalles, Josh Betts, The Dalles Facility Manager, and Trevor Sehrer, a hardware op. With them they brought a tech talk about managing large data centers, plenty of schwag, and pizza for all.

Thanks Google!