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About SilverStripe
SilverStripe is used to rapidly construct and manage powerful, interactive websites. SilverStripe is proud to be participating in the first Google Highly Open Participation Contest (GHOP).
Its a modern programming framework similar to Ruby on Rails, but for PHP5, allowing developers to quickly write website features using modern programming practices that are gaining popularity through Ruby and Python. Websites you build with SilverStripe are really easy to edit because it provides an intuitive to use, powerful content management system (CMS) out of the box (screenshot) (demo).
The first stable release of the SilverStripe platform was released as a free, open source, download at the beginning of 2007. We want the SilverStripe platform to be much bigger than just us, and would love for you to to help!
The Contest
Google Highly Open Participation Contest gives pre-university students the opportunity to get paid to complete fun tasks in that SilverStripe and other open source projects are keen to have done.
You'll get paid USD 100 every time you complete three tasks from our task list. Tasks can be worked on right now, and must be completed by 4 Feb 2008. If you're awarded as the best best contributor you'll get an all-expenses-paid trip to Google! You'll also get some fantastic real world experience working on an open source project, which will be loads of fun and a real boost to your CV.
Example SilverStripe tasks:
- Design and build themes
- Programming widgets
- Translate SilverStripe into another language
- Improve our documentation
- Test the project and file bug reports
Getting Started
- Silverstripe Task List (please claim only one task at a time, see FAQs)
- Silverstripe Further Information
- Silverstripe Official Website
- Contest Timeline
What if tasks I want to do are already claimed?
If you have nothing you want to work on because they're all claimed/completed, please email to our GHOP mailing list with what you want to work on so that we can consider the request :)