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VMware's Ultimate Virtual Appliance Challenge

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-rich-quick-schemes dept.

Natales writes "VMware has announced that they will be supplying $200,000 in prizes for what they call The Ultimate Virtual Appliance Challenge. Big industry names such as Tim O'Reilly and Mark Shuttleworth are among the judges." From the article: "Using open source or freely distributable components and/or your own code, create the most inventive and useful virtual appliance and win the $100,000 first prize! The Challenge is open to anyone worldwide and will be judged by a panel of industry experts with input from the community."

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  1. So send in something that runs under Xen by Animats · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There's nothing in the rules that says the thing has to run under VMware. So send in something that runs under Xen.

  2. Can't use Windows by angryargus · · Score: 3, Interesting

    One requirement is "royalty-free distribution", so it excludes Microsoft (I bet VMware doesn't mind that).

    I'm glad to see that VMware finally got an advertising budget, but looks like they blew it all in one promotion.