Google Summer of Code 2006
I have not heard about the Summer of Code previously but it does sound like it could offer some good work experience, although it is organised by Google; 
Summer of Code 2006 is a program that offers student developers stipends to create new open source programs or to help currently established projects. Google will be working with a variety of open source, free software, and technology-related groups to identify and fund several hundred projects over a three-month period.
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There are loads of important Mentoring Organisations signed up, most notable among them;
The Gnu Project and Creative Commons, of course. 
(It is sort of interesting that the license preferred by CC is the GNU GPL, by the way).
So all you students out there; evoke the Ancient Battle Cry ‘Information wants to be Free‘ and get Hacking!! 
Or if you prefer; perhaps the slightly shorter and less ancient Battle Cry ‘Extermicake‘, ‘Extermicake‘! 
I found out about it through LIS News.
Posted: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006 @ 10:36
Categories: Free Software, Information.
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March 16th, 2007 at 11:18
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