This year, Google Summer of Code (GSoC) — a global online program focused on bringing more developers into open source software development — will not accept participants from Russia or Belarus.
Neither will coders from “the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (‘DNR’) and Luhansk People’s Republic (‘LNR’)” be allowed to participate, says GSoC in its FAQ, referring to “current circumstances.”
Ukrainian participants are welcome, provided that they are located outside of the DNR and LNR.
Google launched its Summer of Code in 2005. Initially targeting students and recent graduates, the program is now open, starting from this year, to anyone aged 18 or over.
In connection with Russia’s war on Ukraine, Google previously stopped sales of its cloud and advertising services to customers based in Russia. The company also suspended billing on its Play mobile app store as well as payment-based services for YouTube users in Russia, citing “payment system disruption.”
On its side Russia blocked access to Google News from its territory and is threatening to do the same with YouTube.
