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Apple Announces Open Source Design Award

Posted by pudge on from the open-source-for-dummies dept.

Pzykotic writes: "Apple today announced a new category to their yearly Apple Design Awards: 'Best Mac OS X Open Source Port' for individuals or collaborations. The winners will be announced at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, during the week of this May 6-10. Winners receive an 'Ultimate' (Dual 1 GHz/GeForce4 TI/DVD-R/etc) Power Mac G4 system with an Apple Cinema Display."

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  1. apple.fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    :?

  2. Apple bias on Slashdot? by babychess · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Doesn't someone find Slashdot has sort of an Appe-bias lately? It's not just the new section apple.slashdot.org, just look at the ten new apple topics on the topics page. The new topics are:
    • Desktops (Apple)
    • iMac (Apple)
    • Media (Apple)
    • Networking (Apple)
    • OS 9 (Apple)
    • OS X (Apple)
    • Portables (Apple)
    • Technology (Apple)
    • Utilities (Apple)
    • Wireless (Apple)
    Of course Linux has much more (all the distros), but still. BSD is one single section.
    Also the new theme. I find it cool, but there could also be a new theme for other sections. There may be many iMac-fans here, and even one of the editors (I think) is an Apple fan, but why so much new sections at once?
    BTW, regarding that Linux v2.5.5 has not been annouced, maybe a linux.slashdot.org section would be appropriate, maybe with a cool new "Linux" theme?
    1. Re:Apple bias on Slashdot? by Perdo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Competeing with macslash

      "Janski writes "Looks like Slashdot.org now has an Apple section. It features a kind of ugly Aqua-inspired look, which makes things kind of hard to read. Check it out here." I dunno. The Green Aqua look is growing on me. I think they should call it algae. And, to everyone who's been submitting the "Oh my God! What will macSlash do? Slashdot is trying to kill you?" C'mon. There are already hundreds of Mac sites out there. One more isn't going to hurt us. In fact, I think it's a great opportunity, and I hope we can work with the Slashdot gang, like we've worked with others in the "Mac Web" before."

      Somehow that sounds sinister. Like they're going to send some mac addicts with violin cases to Taco's wedding.

      Check their comments.

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      If voting were effective, it would be illegal by now.

  3. Re:What's with the "for-dummies" bit? by dthable · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Not only does VA Software stealing code from sourceforge.net projects, they also started talking smack about Apple. Must have recieved some nice VC from Microsoft.