Debian welcomes its Outreachy interns
On Fri 02 February 2018 with tags announce outreachy gsocWritten by Laura Arjona Reina
We'd like to welcome our three Outreachy interns for this round, lasting from December 2017 to March 2018.
Juliana Oliveira is working on reproducible builds for Debian and free software.
Kira Obrezkova is working on bringing open-source mobile technologies to a new level with Debian (Osmocom).
Renata D'Avila is working on a calendar database of social events and conferences for free software developers.
Congratulations, Juliana, Kira and Renata!
From the official website: Outreachy provides three-month internships for people from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech. Interns work remotely with mentors from Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) communities on projects ranging from programming, user experience, documentation, illustration and graphical design, to data science.
The Outreachy programme is possible in Debian thanks to the efforts of Debian developers and contributors who dedicate their free time to mentor students and outreach tasks, and the Software Freedom Conservancy's administrative support, as well as the continued support of Debian's donors, who provide funding for the internships.
Debian will also participate this summer in the next round for Outreachy, and is currently applying as mentoring organisation for the Google Summer of Code 2018 programme. Have a look at the projects wiki page and contact the Debian Outreach Team mailing list to join as a mentor or welcome applicants into the Outreachy or GSoC programme.
Join us and help extend Debian!