I'll let you all judge this for yourselves.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:16:38 -0000 From: Leo Vermeulen leo.vermeulen@1venture.co.uk
The Linux/Open Source Foundation, 4linuxjobs.co.uk and 1venture.co.uk plc Targets UK Students with Ground Breaking Contest.
Students in the UK are being offered a chance to win cash prizes by entering a ground breaking contest announced today by sponsors The Linux/Open Source Foundation, 4linuxjobs.co.uk and 1venture.co.uk plc.
The Linux/Open Source Foundation (LOSF) is a trust with the sole purpose of supporting the development of Linux/Open Source by arranging contests and sponsoring events. This contest, which opens on the 24th of January and closes on the 31st March 2000, is being organised and run by 4linuxjobs.co.uk, the free job finding and recruitment service aimed directly at the Linux community and 1venture.co.uk, a public limited company dedicated to developing innovative Linux, e-commerce and mobile communications businesses. There will be three cash prizes, £2000 for first place, £1000 for second and £500 for third position.
The contest is aimed at UK residents, who are full-time students and in the spirit of Linux, contestants are invited to submit an outline of their innovative program ideas, which must utilise the standard distributions for Linux, freely available on the Internet. The judges are looking for Internet service based innovations that could be from a range of disciplines such as communications, games, distributed systems or even security. The submissions must be used through a browser or something similar - again freely available via the Internet.
Judges selected by 4linuxjobs.co.uk and 1venture.co.uk plc, will be looking at categories concerning innovation and originality, the technical level and detail of the application, architecture and scalability, usefulness and ability to solve real problems, and finally presentation and visual appeal. To find out more or to make a submission students should go to www.4linuxjobs.co.uk.
About Linux/Open Source Foundation The Linux/Open Source Foundation (LOSF) is a trust with the sole purpose of supporting the development of Linux/Open Source by arranging contests and sponsoring events.
About 4linuxjobs.co.uk 4linux.co.uk is the free job finding and recruitment service aimed directly at the Linux community. Programmers and developers are invited to post their C.V. for prospective employers to view and in reverse, employers can post opportunities for potential employees.
About 1venture.co.uk plc Founders Peter Fallenius and Rebecca Mills-Fallenius vision for the recently formed 1venture.co.uk plc is to develop innovative Linux, e-commerce and mobile communications businesses taking advantage of convergence opportunities between computers, media, financial services and mobile communication. 1venture.co.uk plc has applied for admission to Ofex.
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For further information, please contact:
Peter Fallenius Michele Durban/Monique Chambers 1venture.co.uk plc The Genuine Article Suite 411 Park House 107 Fleet Street Park Street London Maidenhead EC4A 2AB SL6 1SL
T:0207 936 9371 T:01628 784600 peter.fallenius@1venture.co.uk micheled@genuinearticle.co.uk