Ground Breaking Contest

[Richard <nospam [at] zetnet.co.uk>]

Hello
Just came in.....
> 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
> {HYPERLINK http://www.4linuxjobs.co.uk}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.
> 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
>
{HYPERLINK mailto:peter.fallenius@1venture.co.uk}peter.fallenius [at] 1ve
nture.co.uk
{HYPERLINK mailto:micheled@genuinearticle.co.uk}micheled [at] genuinearti
cle.co.uk
>

Richard
Sheffield UK

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