Hi Aaron,<br><br>Yes, this is definitely exciting...contests are fun to promote :) I read through all the info below and don't really have much in the way of feedback as this looks very well thought out already. I did notice one typo, but that's about it:<br>
<br>* Each contestant may submit one, and only one, Plasmoid for judging.<br>
Contestants may work in teams (an artist and a programmer is a common pairing<br>
in Plasmoid development, for instance) but only one prize per submission will<br>
be offered regardless of team size and constants may not be a member of more<br>
than one submitting team.<br><br> constant -> contestant in that last line<br><br>Otherwise, this looks kickass and I will be happy to help you all spread the word come Feb 9! <br><br>- Justin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Aaron J. Seigo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aseigo@kde.org">aseigo@kde.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
hi everyone ...<br>
<br>
i have some exciting news to share with you!<br>
<br>
below is a first draft of the text i'm working on for the announcement of a<br>
javascript plasmoid competition. supporting artwork is underway and some<br>
details (some prize specifics, judges, etc) are still being filled in.<br>
feedback is welcome and wanted.<br>
<br>
obligatory statement of the obvious: i'm happy to do the planning for this "in<br>
public" here on the promo and plasma lists with all of you so that it can be<br>
as great as possible, please don't blog/tweet/dent/etc about this quite yet<br>
<br>
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<br>
Plasma Javascript Jam Session<br>
<br>
<br>
KDE is pleased to announce the Plasma Javascript Jam Session. This (friendly)<br>
competition will reward the creators of the most original, interesting and<br>
beautiful Plasma widgets written in Javascript with some great prizes and<br>
community recognition.<br>
<br>
Anyone, except members of the judging panel, may participate in this open<br>
challenge that starts immediately after the release of the KDE Software<br>
Compilation v4.4.0. The rules are simple:<br>
<br>
* Only Plasmoids written using the Simplified Javascript Plasmoid API<br>
(documented here:<br>
<a href="http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/JavaScript/API" target="_blank">http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/JavaScript/API</a> ) will<br>
qualify.<br>
<br>
* All submissions must be released under a Free software license in compliance<br>
with the KDE Licensing Policy:<br>
<a href="http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy" target="_blank">http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy</a><br>
<br>
* All submissions must be the original work of the contestants. Third party<br>
Javascript libraries, DataEngines, etc. may be used, but the actual Plasmoid<br>
itself must be the work of the contestant.<br>
<br>
* Each contestant may submit one, and only one, Plasmoid for judging.<br>
Contestants may work in teams (an artist and a programmer is a common pairing<br>
in Plasmoid development, for instance) but only one prize per submission will<br>
be offered regardless of team size and constants may not be a member of more<br>
than one submitting team. <br></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
* Final submissions must be in the form of an installable .plasmoid file<br>
submitted to <submission address / website> by March 31st 2010.<br>
<br>
<br>
Plasmoids will be judged based on the following criteria <need graphic for<br>
this: pie chart showing category break out>:<br>
<br>
* Usefulness / Entertainment Quality (40%): accounting for a full 40% of the<br>
final score, this metric reflects how indispensable, fun and "recommend it to<br>
my friends"-worthy the Plasmoid is.<br>
<br>
* Originality (20%): the more unique the Plasmoid, the better it will do in<br>
this category.<br>
<br>
* Beauty (20%): for Plasmoids that inspire desire, these points go higher!<br>
<br>
* Technical (20%): code poetry and Plasmoids that expose the full power of<br>
Plasma will rack up technical proficiency points.<br>
</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
The prizes up for grabs are truly exciting:<br>
<br>
* Grand Prize: a brand new Nokia N900 (pre-loaded with your winning<br>
Plasmoid?) and an invitation to Akademy or Camp KDE<br>
<br>
* 1st Runner Up Prize: <KDE swag?> and an invitation to Akademy or Camp KDE<br>
<br>
* 3 Honorable Mention Prizes: <KDE swag?><br>
<br>
<br>
In addition to these over-all prizes, three bragging-rights titles are up for<br>
grabs:<br>
<br>
* Beauty Queen: this crown is reserved for the most stunning Plasmoid in form<br>
and function<br>
<br>
* Technical Giant: the Plasmoid that embodies the peak of technical excellence<br>
will walk away with this badge of honor<br>
<br>
* Creative Genius: the Plasmoid with the most interesting and original concept<br>
will claim this title<br>
<br>
Additionally, everyone who submits a working Javascript Plasmoid that meets<br>
the contest requirements will receive a personalized certificate of<br>
participation by email. All submissions will be published for download on kde-<br>
<a href="http://look.org" target="_blank">look.org</a> after the results are announced on April 9th.<br>
<br>
Contestants won't be left entirely on their own, however. Training sessions<br>
will be held on Friday the 12th, Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of<br>
February at 16:00 UTC on <a href="http://irc.freenode.net" target="_blank">irc.freenode.net</a> in #plasma (<a different channel?>).<br>
Each session, led by Plasma developers, will cover the Simplified Javascript<br>
Plasmoid API in detail along with Plasmoid development tips and tricks.<br>
<br>
In addition, contestants are welcome to ask questions and solicit development<br>
advice on #plasma on <a href="http://irc.freenode.net" target="_blank">irc.freenode.net</a> and <a href="mailto:plasma-devel@kde.org">plasma-devel@kde.org</a>, the official<br>
Plasma development mailing list, during the competition. We won't write your<br>
Plasmoid for you, but each contestant will have access to the same level of<br>
Q&A support that all Plasmoid developers normally have.<br>
<br>
The judging panel will be comprised of:<br>
<br>
* Aaron Seigo, Persona Plasma<br>
* Marco Martin, Plasma Zen Master<br>
* Nuno Pinheiro, Graphics Design Machine<br>
* (tbc) Richard Moore, Javascript Bindings Artiste<br>
* <one more person, tbd><br>
* (tbc) KDE Community: a poll hosted on <a href="http://forums.kde.org" target="_blank">forums.kde.org</a> will allow everyone in<br>
the KDE community to have a say!<br>
<br>
Each judge will rate the entries individually in each of the four categories.<br>
The score from each of the six judges will then be added up to create the<br>
final results.<br>
<br>
The contest timeline is as follows <need graphic for this>:<br>
<br>
* Contest officially begins February 9th, 2010<br>
* Online training sessions 12th-14th February at 18:00 UTC in #plasma<br>
* Final submissions accepted starting March 24th<br>
* Contest closes March 31st<br>
* Winners announced April 9th<br>
<br>
Finally: a huge Thank-You to Nokia for donating the N900, KDE e.V. whose<br>
support makes this event possible and Sean Wilson for the banner artwork.<br>
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--<br>
Aaron J. Seigo<br>
humru othro a kohnu se<br>
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<br>
KDE core developer sponsored by Qt Development Frameworks<br>
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