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+# Google Summer of Code Ideas - 2012
+
+Mapnik has applied to participate in Google Summer of Code 2012.
+
+Three students were accepted last year: http://mapnik.org/news/2011/apr/25/three_students_mapnik_gsoc_2011/
+
+See the main page for more details: [[GSOC2012]]
+
+See also steve8's ideas page: [[Ideas]]
+
+
+# Project Ideas
+
+----
+
+Format should be:
+
+## NAME HERE
+### Description
+### How it would benefit Mapnik Project
+### What student would learn
+### Submitter
+### Possible Mentors
+### Technical Issues
+  * Comment/Idea
+   * -- name of person commenting - date
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