Monetate Open Source Prize

Prizes

First Prize

+ 2 other prizes

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What’s this open source prize all about?

At Monetate we have built our company on top of open source work - Python, Linux, Nginx, Memcache, HAProxy, MySQL, Django and Google Closure Library - just to name a few.

In recognition of that fact, we’d like to do our part to drive open source forward while supporting the Philly Tech community. Monetate is sponsoring our first ever open source developer’s prize! This prize will be awarded to either support an existing open source project, or to provide a kickstart to a new open source idea.

With this contest we hope to increase the amount and quality of open source code, help publicize the Philly area’s open source projects and developers, and to provide those developers more opportunity to work on their open source passions.

How do I know if my open source project will qualify?

New and existing projects are encouraged to enter! Any project producing source code under an Open Source Initiative approved license (http://www.opensource.org/licenses) and new projects started during the application period are eligible.The prize is available only to developers who live or work within 60 miles of Philadelphia (not all the developers on the project need to be in the Philadelphia area).

Applications will be judged on usefulness, novelty and the impact of the prize award on project status. Judges will review applications based on intangibles as well as specifically on:

• Impact or potential impact of the project
• Progress - quantity and quality of code
• Project promise - what problem is the project attempting to solve?

So how will the contest work?

1. Submit your idea by JUNE 1, 2011 11:59 PM EST. Be sure to provide the following information to be included in the contest:
   
   a) Write your full submission with features, applications and audience in 1,000 words or less. Please include your link to available code repository and indication of open source license.
   
   b) Project Title
   
   c) Description summarizing your project in 1-2 sentences
   
   d) City of Residence - just so we know you’re truly from the Philly area
   
   e) Names and email addresses of all applicants

2. All submissions will be judged by a panel of industry experts. The judges will select the top 5 submissions based on the above criteria by JUNE 8, 2011 11:59 PM EST. Meet our awesome judges!

3. By JUNE 9, 2011 12:00 AM EST the top 5 submissions will be placed on the Entries page of this website for public voting. You are encouraged to invite friends and family to vote for your idea! Each person will only be allowed to vote one time.
4. Voting will end JUNE 22, 2011 11:59 PM EST and the top 3 winners will be announced on JUNE 23, 2011.

Now go ahead, submit your open source project today!

Click the Enter Now button to submit your application.

Every application must include:
a) Your full submission with features, applications and audience in 1,000 words or less. Please include your link to available code repository and indication of open source license.
b) Project Title
c) Description summarizing your project in 1-2 sentences
d) City of Residence - just so we know you’re truly from the Philly area
e) Names and email addresses of all applicants