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What
is the Code For Freedom contest?
Why is Sun interested in open source?
Who
is eligible to participate in the contest?
Do I
need to submit any proof for my eligibility?
I just wrote my final exam. Can I participate?
What
are the technologies I can participate in?
Where
can I get more information about these open source technologies?
What
if I have more queries regarding the contest?
How
many submissions can I submit?
What
is the last day for submissions?
Can we
contribute as
a
group?
What
are prizes for the contest?
What is the address to which we need to send
the contributor
agreements?
What is the Code For
Freedom contest?
Code For Freedom is an open source code contest conducted by Sun Microsystems targeting the student community. Through this contest, we intend to involve the large student community to join the open source movement by contributing to the various open source initiatives that Sun espouses.
Why is Sun interested in
open source?
Sun Microsystems believes in the inherent power of participation. And open source is a proven model where participation culminates to great technological innovations. Some examples are Linux, Apache Web Server and Open Office. Open Source brings common minded individuals together and helps grow a community that thrives in sharing and contributing.
Java, which is currently running on six billion devices is one of Sun's largest contributions to open source. It is not just software that gets open sourced, Sun has also open sourced chip designing. The OpenSparc architecture for the latest multi core chips has been published as an open design for anyone to contribute.
Who is eligible to
participate in the contest?
Any resident student (foreign or Indian) of an accredited Indian Educational institution.
Do I need to submit any
proof for my eligibility?
Proofs are to be submitted at a later stage when your submissions get selected by the committee. The selected participants will be intimated later about the proofs.
I just wrote my final exam. Can I participate?
If you are a student who has just finished your final exams, you can participate in the contest as long as:
- You make your submission before you graduate
- You make your submission before you join a company and
- Your college/university can verify your student status
What are the technologies I
can participate in?
Where can I get more information about these open source technologies?
What if I have more queries
regarding the contest?
Keep visiting the page for more updates. You can also mail your queries to codeforfreedom@sun.com
How many submissions can I
submit?
You are encouraged to submit as many putbacks as you can. We have special prizes for significant contributors.
What is the last day for
submissions?
Feb 14th 2008
Can we contribute as a
group?
Yes, students can work in teams, the maximum team size being 2.
What are the prizes for
the
contest?
- Sun workstations/laptops for the grand prize
- iPods shuffles for significant contributors
- USB sticks for early bird prizes
- T-shirts for each valid submission
What
is the address to which we need to send the contributor
agreements?
Code For Freedom Contest
Sun Microsystems India Pvt Ltd,
6th Floor, Divyashree Chambers,
Off Langford Road,
Bangalore-560025
Do not forget to mention the name of the technology on the envelope.
All contributors receive certificates of participation and a T-shirt from Sun Microsystems. |
