[Kstars-devel] article for the Dot.

[Jason Harris]

Hello!

I just learned that KStars and Kig have won the QtForum.org programming 
contest!  I'd like to have a story about it posted on dot.kde.org, but I 
didn't want to just submit a story using the form without coordinating with 
Dominique and the Dot editors first.

I have attached a draft text for the story, please feel free to edit this 
(especially Domi and the Kstars/Kig teams)!  Hopefully we can converge on 
final text in short order.

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Title:  KStars and Kig Win Qt Programming Contest
Department: we'd-like-to-thank-the-academy

Lead Summary:
<a href="http://edu.kde.org/kstars">KStars</a> and <a 
href="http://edu.kde.org/kig">Kig</a> have won the <a 
href="http://www.qtforum.org/thread.php?postid=21864">QtForum.org Programming 
Contest</a>, sponsored by <a href="http://www.trolltech.com">Trolltech</a>!  
The contest selected the best Educational software written with the Qt 
libraries, and these two programs from the <a href="http://edu.kde.org">KDE 
Edutainment Project</a> took first and second prize.

Main Body:

KStars, a desktop planetarium program, took the $1500 first prize.  "On behalf 
of the KStars team, I'd like to thank the contest judges and Trolltech," said 
lead developer Jason Harris.  "This recognition of our work is extremely 
exciting and gratifying.  The KStars team decided before entering the contest 
that we would donate any prize money to <a 
href="http://www.kde.org/areas/kde-ev/">KDE e.V.</a>  We feel strongly that 
we should use our success to nurture the further development of KDE, without 
which KStars would never have been possible.  Thank you very much to our 
users and fellow kde-edu developers; you've all had a part in KStars."

Kig, a program for exploring geometric constructions, took the $750 second 
prize.  [INSERT KIG STATEMENT HERE].
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regards,
Jason

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KStars: KDE Desktop Planetarium
http://edu.kde.org/kstars