A while ago I posted a blog about Sun sponsoring industry focused projects for graduate students. This is a continuation of the same. I am happy to announce that we have taken this to the next step. Starting this quarter there are three teams from San Jose State University working one-on-one with Sun to collaborate on Sun sponsored open source projects. These projects range from research oriented topics to new feature implementation. Of the many areas where students can work, current projects are focused on OpenESB and JBI located at https://mural.dev.java.net/.
Since we have this pilot program off the ground, I would like to send an open invitation to other universities to collaborate on open source projects with Sun Microsystems. Sun being one of the biggest contributor to open source, has the best advantage for graduate and under graduate students. These projects need not end when school ends. Each student can own a module and be part of the open source community beyond school and exercise his/her passion.
