Google has announced the open source projects participating in the fourth season of its Summer of Code program, which gives $4500 grants to students to work on software. Program manager Leslie Hawthorn explains what Google is looking for in an applicant, how the process works, and tells one notable Summer of Code success story. (10:17)
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