Re: Why Google funds open source development?

[Quim Gil <qgil interactors coop>]

Thanks Chris for this quick and concise answer. Also thanks for the
Summer of Code itself.

I'll try to remember this answer in 5 years time.  :)

Quim



En/na Chris DiBona ha escrit:
> Hi.
>
> 1) We like open source.
> 2) We like open source people, including Gnomers (gnomites? Gnomes?)
> 3) We use open source.
> 4) We are open source people.
> 5) We felt open source needs a little fresh blood now and then. *
> 6) We felt that there were a lot of students who would work on open
> source, if they didn't have to flip burgers.
>
> Hence: Summer of Code.
>
> Chris (Google Open Source Programs Manager)
>
> * not that I mind running into Nat and Miguel at every damn conference
> I go to. :-)

Quim