Sixty years ago, just as India awoke to freedom, we call upon the young minds of India to awake to the clarion call of Open Source. The Open Source movement is emerging as the new new world order making a sweeping impact in the technology sector across the world. Today, Open Source products such as Apache Web Server, Open Office and Linux have dwarfed several proprietary software corporations.
Sun Microsystems, a front-runner in professionally backing Open Source and one of the largest contributors to this movement, takes this opportunity to invite the young, dynamic academic community of India to come and become a part of the exciting Open Source wave. We encourage you all to embrace the Open Source technologies with open hands and help take these communities to greater heights.
With this vision, Sun Microsystems is happy to announce the Code For Freedom contest where students across India contribute to the technologies that are empowering the participation age. Participating in this contest will provide you with precious industry experience while still learning in college. And there is more. We in turn reward you for your valuable contribution in taking the first steps towards the open source movement.
Come. Be a part of this phenomenon called, Open Source.Here is what you need to know to enter the contest:
If you are a student from any of the recognized universities in India, you can participate in this contest.
Make sure you know the Rules and also read the FAQs.
Register for the contest.
Choose your technology and get to know how to contribute:
OpenSolaris
Project GlassFish
NetBeans
Apache Derby
Open Portal
Make contribution to the technology of your interest by following the instructions in the respective pages.
Submit your contribution once you have contributed in a particular technology.
Join the
http://groups.google.com/group/CodeForFreedom forum to participate in the Code For Freedom contest discussions.
For further queries contact
[email protected]Important Dates
15th August 2007 Contest Starts
14th February 2008 Contest Ends
March 2008 Declare Winners
http://in.sun.com/communities/univ/codeforfreedom/
