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On Monday, August 20th, the 2007 Google Summer of Code came to its scheduled conclusion. The OSL mentored four students on three projects this year. We're proud to announce that all four passed with flying colors. We've been delighted with the quality of their work, and look forward to continued work with them all!
Thanks to Google's generous support, the OSL was able to host three varied and exciting projects:
Hey, it's about time the Rackathon had some new ideas implemented so the OSL is looking for some. We figure that since we are supporting open source, our support should be open to changes as well.
We are looking for new ideas that change how Rackathon operates, ways to bring attention to Rackathon, and how to show off the people who have donated. Any ideas you can come up with will be greatly appreciated!
Here are some of the ideas we've come up with so far:
- Decay - reduce the size of a person's name every week or month until they either drop off the page or are left at the smallest size
- Ticker - have sponsors rotating through the top of osuosl.org (possibly links to the site of their choosing)
- Messages - allow people to tie messages to their donation that display on the Rackathon webpage
If you have any ideas about what the future of Rackathon should look like or just don't like some of the ideas we've come up with, post it in the comments.

Summer has arrived, which means it's once again time for OSCON!
Thanks to the generous support of IBM, the OSL will be exhibiting in the OSCON Expo Hall in booth #401 on July 25th and 26th, 2007.
We invite you to drop by the booth and meet some of the people who make the OSL tick. We will be demonstrating several of our products and services including the new Watch and Listen media player for the One Laptop Per Child XO laptops and our world-class hosting infrastructure.
OSCON is July 23rd-27th at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Access to the Expo Hall is free of charge.