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<b>The Maemo Community e.V. proudly presents</b><br>
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<u><b>The 1st Maemo Developer Regatta - The starting line </b></u><br>
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<b>sponsored by Jolla</b><br>
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<b><span>The wait is over!</span></b><br>
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The first Maemo Coding Competition for <strong>all </strong><strong><strong>M</strong>aemo derived systems</strong>, including but not limited to
<b>Maemo</b> and <b>SailfishOS<i></i></b>.<br>
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This year's competition has the following three categories: <strong>Something new, Fixing/Updating and Beginner.</strong> Whether you are an experienced developer, porter, hacker or just a beginner on your very first hacks/codes, we have a category that suits
 you and your coding skills! If you are new to programming or want to learn, here's the excuse to finally make something. Anything. Entries for Maemo & Mer-based devices are eligible.<br>
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The timetable for the competition is the following: The competitions begins on <strong>
Tuesday, 1st of November,</strong> and will be running for 3 months until <strong>
Tuesday 31st of January 2017</strong>. You can enroll into the competition at any time, however, all the entries for the competition must be submitted no later than by 23:59 on Tuesday, 31st of January(UTC time). Testing/reviewing will take two weeks, from
<strong>01.02.2017 to 15.02.2017 </strong>and voting will run from <strong>16th of February
</strong>until<strong> 28th of February 2017, 23:59 UTC</strong>.<br>
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Follow the links to the <a href="https://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo.org_Coding_Competition_2016">wiki</a> below for more information.<br>
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<a href="https://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo.org_Coding_Competition_2016#Devices_.26_Platforms">Devices & Platforms</a><br>
<a href="https://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo.org_Coding_Competition_2016#Categories">Categories</a><br>
<a href="https://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo.org_Coding_Competition_2016#How_to_Submit_an_Entry">How to Submit an Entry</a><br>
<a href="https://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo.org_Coding_Competition_2016#Prizes">Prizes</a><br>
<a href="https://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo.org_Coding_Competition_2016#Participants">Participants</a><br>
<a href="https://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo.org_Coding_Competition_2016#Rules">Rules</a><br>
<a href="https://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo.org_Coding_Competition_2016#Voting">Voting</a><br>
<a href="https://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo.org_Coding_Competition_2016#App_Developer_Resources">Developer Resources</a><br>
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If you would like to have an App, a Port, a Fix, a Hack or etc. but you can't code it yourself, don't worry, just write your ideas in
<a href="https://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo.org_Coding_Competition_2016#Wishlist">here</a>! Many developers would be happy to get a new idea input.<br>
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We are relying on your donations towards the <a href="http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=97666">
Community Prize Fund</a>.<br>
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<b>The entry is free of charge. </b><br>
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Thanks for your interest in taking part, we can't wait to see what you will develop! :)<br>
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You still have questions? Contact us! <br>
<b>- council<*at*>maemo<*dot*>org</b><br>
<strong>-</strong> <strong><a href="http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1517602">talk.maemo.org thread</a><br>
- <a href="https://together.jolla.com/question/149869/coding-competition-the-1st-maemo-developer-regatta-the-starting-line/">
together.jolla.com thread</a><br>
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Regards<br>
<strong>Maemo Community e.V.</strong><br>
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