DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTEST:  Code for Freedom (“Contest”) is designed to generate enthusiasm for open source software technology and to encourage academic developers to develop and contribute quality code and bug fixes to the following open source technologies – OpenSolarisTM, NetbeansTM, Project GlassfishTM, Apache Derby and OpenPortal. Prizes will be awarded to those who submit the best entries as determined by the judges in accordance with these Official Rules.

ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open to anyone who is a resident of India and is a full-time student, studying in an Indian University recognized by the government of India. Employees of the Sponsor, i.e. Sun Microsystems India Pvt. Ltd., application development partner companies, their parent companies, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies and prize suppliers and members of their immediate family (defined as parents, children, siblings and spouse), and/or those living in the same household of each, are not eligible. You must also have access to the Internet and a valid email address in order to enter.

HOW TO ENTER:This contest begins at 12:01 A.M. Indian Standard Time (IST) Zone in India on August 15th, 2007 and ends at 11:59 P.M. (IST) on Feb 14th, 2008(“Contest Period”). To enter, eligible contestants must visit http://in.sun.com/codeforfreedom during the Contest Period and follow the on-screen instructions to register and submit their entry ("Entry"). Students can work in teams, the maximum team size being 2. There is no limit on the number of Entries per participant/team.

JUDGING: All Entries will be judged by a panel of experts based on the following judging criteria, listed in order of importance:

• a.Validity and Completeness of the entries, including quality of the fix; and
• b.The complexity of code fix/code contribution

PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: Early Entry Prizes: All verified eligible Entrants submitting valid Entries will be awarded a T-shirt and a certificate from Sun. One T-shirt per individual participant. The first 10 different Entrants to submit a valid Entry will win one USB stick (Rs. 1000). The first 15 Entrants to submit 3 valid contributions will win one iPod shuffle (Rs. 4000). Grand Prize: In accordance with the Judging criteria outlined above, the Judges, in their sole discretion, will select the top three (3) Entrants that submitted the best Entries as the Grand Prize winners. Each of the Grand Prize winners will be awarded an Acer laptop with a maximum retail value of Rs. 50,000. If the winning Entrant was a two member team, both team members will receive their own Grand Prize. College/University Donation: Additionally, the College/University with the highest number of valid unique contributors will receive a variety of Sun equipment, to be determined by Sponsor, worth a maximum of Rs. 1,00,000. The total retail value of these prizes is Rs. 6,00,000. Sponsor will pay shipping costs to deliver the prizes to winners. All other expenses, such as taxes, not specified herein are the responsibility of the winners.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize for an item of equal or greater value in the event all or part of a prize becomes unavailable. Prizes are awarded without warranty of any kind from Sponsor, express or implied, without limitation, except where this would be contrary to central, state, or local laws or regulations. All central, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Submission of an Entry into this Contest deems that entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. Return of any prize/prize notification may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Any potential winner who cannot be contacted within 15 days of attempted first notification will forfeit his/her prize. Potential prize winner(s) may be required to sign and return an Affidavit or Declaration of Eligibility, and Liability/Publicity Release within 30 days following the date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for, and winners consent to, Sponsor and its agencies to use a winner’s name and/or likeness and entry for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. To the extent permitted by law, entrants, agree to hold Sponsor, its respective directors, officers, employees and assigns harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Contest and/or use or acceptance of any prize won, except to the extent that any death or personal injury is caused by the negligence of the Sponsor. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prize. A participant may be prohibited from participating in this Contest if, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, it reasonably believes that the participant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or annoys, abuses, threatens or harasses any other participants, the Sponsor or associated agencies. In the event a winner/potential winner’s employer has a policy, which prohibits the awarding of a prize to an employee, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. The intellectual and industrial property rights to the contest submission, if any, will remain with the participants, except that these terms do not supersede any other assignment or grant of rights according to any other separate agreements between participants and other parties. As a condition of entry, participants agree that Sun shall have the right to use, copy, modify and make available the idea, application or code in connection with the operation, conduct, administration, and advertising and promotion of the Contest via communication to the public, including, but not limited to the right to make screenshots, animations and video clips available to the public for promotional and publicity purposes.

All contributors will sign the “Sun Contributor Agreement”, a mandatory requirement in order to contribute to Sun backed Open Source technologies. For contributions to Apache Derby, contributors are required to sign the Individual Contributor License agreement(ICLA).

NO RECOURSE TO JUDICIAL OR OTHER PROCEDURES: To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief or to make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this contest are hereby excluded, and any participant expressly waives any and all such rights. Participants agree that these Official Rules are governed by the laws of India.

DATA PRIVACY: Participants agree that personal data, especially name and address, may be processed, stored and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the contest and any other purposes outlined in these Official Rules. The data may also be used by the Sponsor in order to check participants' identity, their postal address and telephone number, or to otherwise verify their eligibility to participate in the Contest. Participants have a right to access any personal data of that participant held by the Sponsor by writing to the Sponsor at the address listed below. If participant’s data is not provided, participants’ Entries will be ineligible.

WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY: Entrants certify that their Entry is original and that they are the sole and exclusive owner and right holder of the submitted Entry and that they have the right to submit the Entry in the Contest. Each participant agrees not to submit any Entry that (1) infringes any 3rd party proprietary, intellectual property personal rights or other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or confidentiality obligation; or (2) otherwise violates applicable law in any country in the world. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each participant indemnifies and agrees to keep indemnified the Sponsor at all times from and against any liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any act, default or omission of the participant and/or a breach of any warranty set forth herein. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each participant indemnifies and agrees to keep indemnified the Sponsor at all times from and against any liability, actions, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses for or in respect of which the Sponsor will or may become liable by reason of or related or incidental to any act, default or omission by a participant under these Official Rules including without limitation resulting from or in relation to any breach, non-observance, act or omission whether negligent or otherwise, pursuant to these official rules by a participant.

ELIMINATION: Any false information provided within the context of the Contest by any participant concerning identity, postal address, telephone number, ownership of right or non-compliance with these rules or the like may result in the immediate elimination of the participant from the Contest. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any Entry that it believes in its sole and unfettered discretion infringes upon or violates the rights of any third party or otherwise does not comply with these official rules.

INTERNET: Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission. Sponsor is not responsible for theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind. Sponsor is not responsible for inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof, except to the extent that any death or personal injury is caused by the negligence of the Sponsor. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. Caution: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the game may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent of the law.

SEVERABILITY: If any provision(s) of these Official Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.

WINNER’S LIST: For winner’s names, visit Code for Freedom home page on or about Mar 15, 2008, available for a period of up to 60 days.

SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Contest is Sun Microsystems India Pvt. Ltd., 6^th floor, Divyasree Chambers, Langford Road, Shanthinagar, Bangalore 560025, India