RE: [avr-gcc-list] Re: AVR LLVM backend?

[Weddington, Eric]

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> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:48:21 -0700 (MST)
> John Regehr <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > > Unfortunately, open source projects generally don't work 
> like this.
> > > You cannot easily cajole, bribe, or somehow incentivize someone to
> > > do work for you,
> > 
> > But you can pay them... I believe Summer of Code involves some
> > financial support.
> 
> It does, to the tune of $500 to the mentoring organization and $4500
> to the student if the project is successfully completed.
> 

Yes, I am aware of Google's Summer of Code and how it works.

It would be a long shot, considering that the project would also have to be 
interesting to Google in order for them to sponsor it. And it would have to 
interest someone to actually take it up and work on it.

And it also have to wait until the next season of GSoC to start.