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Catching up with Leslie Hawthorn

Catching up with Leslie Hawthorn

Posted Apr 9, 2010 18:55 UTC (Fri) by dbruce (subscriber, #57948)
Parent article: Catching up with Leslie Hawthorn

(I'm one of the folks who look after the Tux4Kids apps - Tux Math, Tux Typing, and Tux Paint)

First of all, as a GSoC participant since 2008, Leslie rocks!

Second, I am really amazed at the impact of GSoC in proportion to the resources expended on it by Google. Our projects have gotten a big boost from GSoC, and I think the experience has been similar for others. It is quite amazing to consider that GSoC really has been a one-woman show, with the help of a modicum of funding from Google.

It reminds me of the saying attributed to Archimedes - with a long enough lever (FOSS) and a suitable fulcrum (Google), one (wo)man can move the world.

David Bruce

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Catching up with Leslie Hawthorn

Posted Apr 9, 2010 23:44 UTC (Fri) by fyodor (guest, #3481) [Link]

Absolutely! Three cheers for Leslie, and for SoC!

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