[Kstars-devel] article for the Dot.

[Jasem Mutlaq]

On Thursday 27 January 2005 11:52 pm, Jason Harris wrote:
> 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.

Wow this is very exciting news!! Congratulations to all the team, and to all 
KDE developers who hepled KStars in any form!

I would like to propose a toast for the honor of Jason Harris. For his 
outstanding leadership, and commendable dedication. Thank you Jason!

Regards,
Jasem

>
> 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.
>
> ----------------------
> 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].
> ------------------------------
>
> regards,
> Jason