Bridging the Gap: Mentorship Programs for Your Open Source Journey
Talkat Open Source Summit Japan + AI_dev: Open Source GenAI & ML Summit + Automotive Linux Summit 2025 · 2025-12-08..12-10·
summary
Overview of three mentorship programs with hard facts: 22,000 contributors and 1,000+ mentoring orgs through Google Summer of Code, orgs announced Feb 19, contributor apps mid‑March, coding runs 12 weeks with 90/175/350‑hour projects and stipends split ~45%/55% at midpoint and end. Outreachy runs two cohorts per year, 30 hours/week 12‑week internships across coding, docs and design. Linux Foundation runs three cohorts with full‑time 12‑week or part‑time 24‑week options. Practical eligibility and timeline differences matter.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Open-source mentorship intro
- 1:51Mentorship benefits
- 5:46Contributing beyond coding
- 10:21Choosing project & community
- 13:36Google Summer of Code
- 22:21Outreachy internships
- 25:57Linux Foundation programs
- 27:40Comparing mentorship programs
- 31:31Key applicant considerations
- 34:21Q&A
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