IDG/Linus Torvalds $25,000 Community Award | Linux Today

IDG/Linus Torvalds $25,000 Community Award

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 23, 1999

This is an open call to high school and college students
everywhere! Enter a GNU/Linux programming contest – the IDG/Linus
Torvalds Community award contest.

To enter, you must write a program that adds to the ease of use
of GNU/Linux. The program must have begun no earlier than January
1, 1999 and must be complete by July 12, 1999. One winner will be
chosen to receive the prestigious IDG/Linus Torvalds Community
Award of $25,000! The programs will be judged by well respected
GNU/Linux evangelists.

The presentation of the award will immediately follow Linus
Torvalds’ keynote presentation, Tuesday, August 10, 1999, at the
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Jose, CA, USA.

For details and to submit a program, visit: http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linus_torvalds_awards.html

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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