Google is doing its Summer of Code program again this year. Samba is proud to be involved again as a mentor organization, so if you're a student and have some time on your hands this summer, consider signing up. From the Summer of Code site:

The SoC is our program to introduce students to the world of Open Source software development. Last year of the 8744 applicants, 419 students were accepted into the program and more than 80% of them succeeded, which means they received the full stipend of $4500.

Today, 1 May 2006, is the day Google has planned to start accepting applications from students. For a list of potential projects in Samba development, see our Summer of Code '06 project page.