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IBM Sponsors Linux on POWER Contest

Posted by michael on 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."

2 of 31 comments (clear)

  1. no fair by Naikrovek · · Score: 4, Funny

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

  2. Wish I'da known sooner... by Randolpho · · Score: 4, Funny

    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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