Google begin the 'summer of code'

[Joe]

http://code.google.com/summerofcode.html

The Summer of Code is Google's program designed to introduce students to the world of Open Source Software Development. This Summer, don't let your programming skills lie fallow...Use them for the greater good of Open Source Software and computer science! Google will provide a $4500 award to each student who successfully completes an open source project by the end of the Summer. (payment details can be found in FAQ)

By pairing applicants up with the proven wisdom and experience of established prominent open source organizations (listed below), we hope to make great software happen. If you can't come up with a great idea to submit, a number of our organizations have made idea lists available

such a good cause and a chance for students to make some money (and this is most likley google talent scounting) == i may join in myself but the time taken to write an open source proggy that may win could be used to do some real actually definitley gonna get paid work