Calling all Students: Hack on Mixxx in Google Summer of Code 2013!

Mon 08 April 2013 RJ Ryan gsoc, gsoc-2013

Googlehasjust announcedthe participating mentoring organizations forGoogle Summer of Code 2013andMixxxhas been acceptedinto the program!Google Summer of Code is a global program that allows students to receive a $5000 USD stipend for writing code for an open source software project over the summer. Students can apply by submitting an application to a mentoring organization (like us) via theGSoC 2013website. For more information about how GSoC works, please see theprogram FAQ.To get prospective students started, we've put up a list ofGSoC 2013 Project Ideas for Mixxxon our wiki, but we're always interested in new ideas. We also recommend taking a peek at our page ofgeneral advice for studentsinterested in applying.The application period for students begins on April 22nd and ends May 3rd at 19:00 UTC.Our past summer projects have included rewriting our scrolling waveform widgets, adding Shoutcast broadcasting support to Mixxx, and improving our audio mixer routing code. A full list of our past GSoC projects is available on thefront pageof our wiki.Interested?Apply starting April 22ndand come hack on the best free MP3 DJ mixing software for the Summer!