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-## Google Summer of Code 2019
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-We apply as a mentoring organization to the Google Summer of Code 2019. Check out our [project ideas](docs/gsoc2019/ideas.md) !
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 ## Introduction
 
 The Postgres [operator](https://coreos.com/blog/introducing-operators.html)