IBM Sponsors Linux on POWER Contest

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IBM Sponsors Linux on POWER Contest 31

Posted by michael on Friday October 29, 2004 @02:53PM from the prius-for-everyone dept.

bill_mcgonigle writes "IBM is sponsoring a Linux on POWER Open Source Developer Contest with some nice prizes. For the best original LinuxPPC64 app you can win a Toyota Prius. Porting and/or optimizing specific applications can win you one of a hundred PowerMac G5's or one of a hundred Thousand Dollar cash prizes. Accounts on community LinuxPPC64 are available for contestants without their own machines. The registration deadline is October 31st and the contest runs through the end of the year."

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- Re:can I get the G5... (Score:1, Informative)
  
  by Anonymous Coward writes:
  
  Sure, but be careful what you wish for [ibm.com].
  As with everything else in life, it may be cheaper to pay taxes than live life without them.
  - Re:can I get the G5... (Score:2)
    
    by clem.dickey ( 102292 ) writes:
    
    The good news: a 3 button mouse.
    
    The bad news: an AIX 5L tax.
no fair (Score:5, Funny)

by Naikrovek ( 667 ) writes: <jjohnson@pWELTYsg.com minus author> on Friday October 29, 2004 @03:17PM (#10666294)

this is biased towards developers! I want a prize without doing anything!

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- Re:no fair (Score:2)
  
  by Enrico Pulatzo ( 536675 ) writes:
  
  Oh come on mods, this was funny. Troll indeed.
- Re:no fair (Score:2)
  
  by Naikrovek ( 667 ) writes:
  
  hey humor-impaired moderator! its a joke ya terd!
- more no fair... (Score:2)
  
  by temojen ( 678985 ) writes:
  
  It's a contest for developing PPC64 code in which they are giving away a G5. Presumably if you can submit an entry you already have a G5 (or a POWER server, but then why would you want a G5).
  - Re:more no fair... (Score:3, Informative)
    
    by rreyelts ( 470154 ) writes:
    
    Read the rules. They give you free access to POWER machines.
    - Re:more no fair... (Score:2)
      
      by temojen ( 678985 ) writes:
      
      Coooolll.... I know what I'm doing this weekend...
    - Re:more no fair... (Score:2)
      
      by palfrey ( 198640 ) writes:
      
      Have you actually *tried* to get this free access? As opposed to getting IBM to do it themselves, they've offloaded this onto the hapless University of Portland, who appear to currently be completely unable to give out accounts. Possibly the /. effect has hammered their mail server into the ground, but I'm not seeing any sign of the "you have signed up" mail for one of those accounts. Tried setting up another account a few hours ago, and still no dice.
      - Re:more no fair... (Score:1)
        
        by llimllib ( 588506 ) writes:
        
        How about now? I signed up a couple hours ago, still got nothing. I was wondering if you got your account.
        
        Re:more no fair... (Score:2)
        
        by palfrey ( 198640 ) writes:
        
        Still haven't seen a thing. Tried again about an hour ago...
Wish I'da known sooner... (Score:5, Funny)

by Randolpho ( 628485 ) writes: on Friday October 29, 2004 @03:33PM (#10666506) Homepage Journal

2 months to design and implement an application on an architecture I've yet to even read up on.

I think I'll try it.

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OS/X? (Score:2)

by spitzak ( 4019 ) writes:

Do the prize machines come with OS/X or Linux?
- Re:OS/X? (Score:3)
  
  by rreyelts ( 470154 ) writes:
  
  They are dual boot. It's posted somewhere on the rules page.
Jace is a tier 1 project (Score:3, Interesting)

by rreyelts ( 470154 ) writes: on Friday October 29, 2004 @07:06PM (#10668572) Homepage

My project, Jace [sf.net], is one of the tier 1 projects. It'll probably be one of the simpler ones to port, because it was already written with portability in mind. I was all "WOO HOO" when I found out I was getting an iPod Mini. Then I was all "DARN" when I realized I couldn't port my own project and win a G5. ;)

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- - Re:Jace is a tier 1 project (Score:2)
    
    by rreyelts ( 470154 ) writes:
    
    Sorry, it's a tier 2 app. You do win a PowerMac G5.
    
    Java rocks.
what a ridiculous prize. (Score:1)

by torpor ( 458 ) writes:

they totally blew it.

if they want to have a 'real' "best app on POWER" contest, then make the First Prize a stonkin' POWER-based system.

If the Prius has a POWER in it, I apologize for my ignorance in advance. Generally, I detest automobiles and the kind of culture they have given mankind, so I have a bias against 'a car prize', but I think I could put its CPU to good use, if its got one..
- Re:what a ridiculous prize. (Score:2)
  
  by CoolMoDee ( 683437 ) writes:
  
  You could sell the car and get a few massive POWER systems...
- Re:what a ridiculous prize. (Score:2)
  
  by MikeCapone ( 693319 ) writes:
  
  Generally, I detest automobiles and the kind of culture they have given mankind, so I have a bias against 'a car prize', but I think I could put its CPU to good use, if its got one..
  
  Well, the Prius being an hybrid car with extremely low emission, it's probably the least bad car you can get, so it's at least that. Not to mention that it' probably one of the most technologically advanced cars out there.
only US developers (Score:1)

by hephro ( 166117 ) writes:

They should put that in big letters on the front page, that would save many people a lot of time.
- Re:only US developers (Score:1)
  
  by gp310ad ( 77471 ) writes:
  
  I'm gonna foward this /. discussion to buddy in IBM Linux marketing and ask, "what's up". Will add answer (if i get one ;-)
  - Re:only US developers (Score:2)
    
    by gabebear ( 251933 ) writes:
    
    Well, from the FAQ for "Why are only US contestants elligible?" :
    
    Regretfully, because of time constraints for obtaining legal clearances internationally, we are able to launch this first effort as a U.S.-contestant-only event. In future, we will plan for a worldwide event.
    So hopefully next time everyone can get in on this, but for now I'm glad I'm competing against fewer people, bwaa ha ha ha!

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no fair (Score:5, Funny)

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more no fair... (Score:2)

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Wish I'da known sooner... (Score:5, Funny)

OS/X? (Score:2)

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Jace is a tier 1 project (Score:3, Interesting)

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what a ridiculous prize. (Score:1)

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only US developers (Score:1)

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