ISCAS and openEuler are launching an alternative to Google Summer of Code

[Philippe Cloutier]

Hi Guilherme,

Le 2021-05-09 à 14:46, Guilherme a écrit :
>
> Hello KDE Community,
>
> The Institute of Software Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS)and the 
> openEuler Linux distribution are launching their own alternative to 
> Google's Summer of Code initiative.
>
> 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 
> "Mentors will also be paid for their time."
>
> The deadline for communities to apply is May 20th. More details can be 
> seen here <https://summer.iscas.ac.cn/help/en/community/> (community 
> guidelines), here <https://summer.iscas.ac.cn/help/en/mentor/> (for 
> Mentors) and here <https://summer.iscas.ac.cn/help/en/> (FAQ).
>
> There's also more info on Phoronix 
> <https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=China-Summer-2021-Open-Source>
>
> I don't have time or the expertise to contributewith 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.
>
> Thanks for reading.
>

Thanks to you for sharing, I hadn't heard about that yet. It would be 
interesting to find or create and share a comparison with GSoC.

So far, what strikes the most is the student support, which varies 
between 6000 and 12000 RMB. GSoC's stipends diminished a lot since 
inception (even nominally), but they remain way more competitive for a 
comparable time investment ("a summer"). At best 1 538 € for writing an 
application plus a summer of work will generate limited interest by 
Western standards, in particular considering that this doesn't come with 
Google's prestige.
Comparison: 
https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/help/student-stipends

On the other hand, the incentive for organizations is much better, in 
the absolute: "Each project will be awarded RMB 5,000", which is 641 €. 
Unfortunately, I'm afraid getting KDE e.V. to apply would still be the 
hardest part this year, given the May 20th deadline. Considering we've 
never participated in this program, we'd need very motivated volunteers 
to achieve that. Realistically, it's not a bad thing to let other 
organizations iron out the program and hope it comes back next year, 
when we could evaluate participation earlier and use feedback from other 
organizations to judge if it's smooth and reliable.

-- 
Philippe Cloutier
http://www.philippecloutier.com

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