The Power of Mentorship: Your Path to Open Source Success
summary
Google Summer of Code runs 20 years and claims over 21,000 contributors, about 19,000 mentors and 45 million lines of code produced; eligibility now opens to anyone 18+ who is a student or a beginner to OSS. Projects run ~12 weeks with size tiers of 90/175/350 hours, stipends paid midterm (45%) and final (55%). Outreachy offers two cohorts yearly, supports people facing systemic bias and noncoding roles; the Linux Foundation program runs three faster terms with 12‑week full‑time or 24‑week part‑time options.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Mentorship in open source
- 1:03Mentorship lowers barriers
- 2:31Open source needs more than coders
- 6:01Choosing a mentorship project
- 8:06First steps in open source
- 10:12Major mentorship programs
- 13:08GSoC timeline and tips
- 17:29How GSoC works
- 22:50GSoC resources and stipends
- 23:10Outreachy eligibility and structure
- 27:50Linux Foundation mentorship
- 29:32Comparing mentorship programs
- 33:24Choosing the right program
- 35:15Q&A
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