fmo | # 41 | 2010-05-21, 06:48 | Report

It would be good if we had somewhere safe and neutral to deposit the money for the competition.

zehjotkah | # 42 | 2010-05-21, 08:29 | Report

good news from Quim!
He replied me to my email, here it is again, if you've missed it:

Here is his answer:

kojacker | # 43 | 2010-05-21, 09:55 | Report

Wow awesome, good work zehjotkah! And biiiig thanks to Quim and Nokia

That's a heck of a prize! A trip to Dublin, Ireland to the MeeGo Conference - flights and accom covered! Wait.. he's not joking us right? lol Is that confirmation enough that I can add it to the first post?

I pm'd a mod and all round good egg yesterday to ask if he'd take care of the bounty for us, he's having a think about it and will let me know. if not, zehjotkah you're still happy to be treasurer right? I also have a paypal account if anyone prefers. And other suggestions still welcome ofcourse.

Speaking of bounty, with new star prize from Nokia we can afford to split it up a bit. How about we split the bounty up 50% (1st prize), 30% (2nd prize), 20% (3rd prize)? Let me know if there's any objections, if not I'll add it to the first post.

Im thinking of keeping the 3 lazor cut stands from my bounty as neat little prizes specifically for beginners. In addition to being entered in the main comp like everyone else, the best 3 beginner projects voted by the community will get one,

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kojacker | # 44 | 2010-05-21, 10:00 | Report

Oh by the way, today is the first day! *trumpet blows*

Basically every project big or small completed and {Announced] between now and June 21st is a possible entrant, please reply and keep us informed so we can confirm you're entered. If you notice someone who has [Anounced] their project but hasn't entered please remind them of the comp

Poor helix, sounds like a version 2 of your DreamMote project might be on the cards Don't forget it's a coding contest, so it doesnt necessarily have to be a while new project. Signifigant improvements to an existing project still count too, enter it and it'll be judged by the community against everything else

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Khertan | # 45 | 2010-05-21, 10:09 | Report

So what s the rules ?

I ll participate with KhtEditor a rewrited Python Source Code editor made with PyQt

zehjotkah | # 46 | 2010-05-21, 10:26 | Report

yes, I'm still available to be the treasurer...

and yes, that can be counted as confirmation from nokia as far as I see it.

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thundercat600 | # 47 | 2010-05-21, 10:42 | Report

Count me in, I have a couple of apps I am developing at the moment. just the thing to push me ;-)

BTW can we submit more than one app or are we limited to one?

Cue | # 48 | 2010-05-21, 10:44 | Report

zehjotkah can I suggest you create a ChipIn account and be the treasurer through it.

http://www.chipin.com/overview

thundercat600 | # 49 | 2010-05-21, 10:44 | Report

Just to inform you that I am working on a fully functional alarm clock application at the moment. You have some interesting ideas and if your ok I would like to incorporate some of them into the app.

kojacker | # 50 | 2010-05-21, 10:49 | Report

Great! Sounds like some good project ideas already

IMO we're keeping rules for entries fairly simple, it needs to be an application that is functionally complete, runs safely and it should run easily on the n900. Ofcourse we're an open source community, though personally Im fine with closed source can still be entered - imo the community can determine if they want to judge on that or not. The spirit of the contest is to get fresh new development flowing, whether on new or to existing projects, during the competition dates (May 21st - June 21st) so it's not really for re-announcements of work already completed and available. But, for example, finishing a project, rewriting, or adding new functionality is totally suitable for voting on by the community. Teams are fine, and you can enter as many projects as you like.

If in doubt, enter anyway and the community will decide whether to support your efforts or not

If entrants could add a little something to their entries describing them, something like the following would be great:

Project name:
Project description:
Developer(s) Also add if you are a beginner or experienced
Open source or not:
General description of the changes/work you've completed on it, including a bit about the new coding during the comp timeframe: This is so people who are not familiar with the project can understand what you've done, and this is a good place to make your "pitch" for our support

This is a new comp and still a little bit experimental, but hopefully that all makes sense

Oh, and Im sure it's obvious but prizes are given per winning project so if you have 10 members in your first place winning project's team you might get a lot of great coding done but you may need to work out amongst yourselves who's getting the trip lol

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