I thought that GSoC was open to everyone, as long as you take part in an approved project. You apply to a mentoring organization and if accepted, that is it! This talk of "well connected party people" is a new one, and bad at that.
And ensure the right people get to attend. I would appreciate if there was a vetting process or a pre qualification. Among the few I have seen, none of the passionate guys about IT attended. Only well connected party people.
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