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        Academy of Sciences (ISCAS)<span> and </span></span><span
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            are launching their own alternative to Google's Summer of
            Code initiative. </span></span></span><span style="color:
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              initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Accoding
              to Phoronix, they're "providing university-aged students
              around the world funding by the Institute of Software
              Chinese Academy of Sciences to work on community
              open-source projects." and the "</span></span></span></span><span
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                style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: sans-serif,
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                initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Mentors
                will also be paid for their time."</span><br
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        !important; float: none;"><span><span style="color: rgb(18, 18,
            18); font-family: sans-serif, droid-sans, arial, Tahoma;
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            widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
            0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
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            initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
            !important; float: none;"><span style="color: rgb(18, 18,
              18); font-family: sans-serif, droid-sans, arial, Tahoma;
              font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
              font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
              font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
              text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
              white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
              -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,
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              initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">The
              deadline for communities to apply is May 20th. More
              details can be seen <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="https://summer.iscas.ac.cn/help/en/community/">here</a>
              (community guidelines), <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="https://summer.iscas.ac.cn/help/en/mentor/">here</a>
              (for Mentors) and <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="https://summer.iscas.ac.cn/help/en/">here</a>
              (FAQ).</span></span></span></span></p>
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        white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
        -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
        255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
        initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
        !important; float: none;"><span><span style="color: rgb(18, 18,
            18); font-family: sans-serif, droid-sans, arial, Tahoma;
            font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures:
            normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start;
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            widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
            0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
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            !important; float: none;"><span style="color: rgb(18, 18,
              18); font-family: sans-serif, droid-sans, arial, Tahoma;
              font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
              font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
              font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
              text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
              white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
              -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,
              255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;
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              initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">There's
              also more info on <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=China-Summer-2021-Open-Source">Phoronix</a><br>
            </span></span></span></span></p>
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        white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
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        255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
        initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
        !important; float: none;"><span><span style="color: rgb(18, 18,
            18); font-family: sans-serif, droid-sans, arial, Tahoma;
            font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures:
            normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start;
            text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
            widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
            0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
            text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
            initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
            !important; float: none;"><span style="color: rgb(18, 18,
              18); font-family: sans-serif, droid-sans, arial, Tahoma;
              font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
              font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
              font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
              text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
              white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
              -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,
              255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;
              text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color:
              initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">I don't
              have time or the expertise to contribute</span></span></span></span><span
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        droid-sans, arial, Tahoma; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
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        font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
        text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
        white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
        -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
        255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
        initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
        !important; float: none;"><span><span style="color: rgb(18, 18,
            18); font-family: sans-serif, droid-sans, arial, Tahoma;
            font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures:
            normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start;
            text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
            widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
            0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
            text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style:
            initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
            !important; float: none;"><span style="color: rgb(18, 18,
              18); font-family: sans-serif, droid-sans, arial, Tahoma;
              font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
              font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
              font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
              text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
              white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
              -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255,
              255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;
              text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color:
              initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> with
              this initiative, but I think this is something the KDE
              Community could keep an eye on, as it could help with the
              development of KDE software just like Google Summer of
              Code does.</span></span></span></span></p>
    <p>Thanks for reading.<br>
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