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[Michael Hall <mhall119@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The majority of contestants last time were writing their first app for
Ubuntu, and I expect it will be the same this time around too.  The
Ubuntu SDK is new enough, and easy enough, that everybody has a good
chance at winning, ether you're an amateur or seasoned professional.

Michael Hall
mhall119@xxxxxxxxxx

On 08/07/2013 11:59 AM, Zisu Andrei wrote:
> Was thinking the same. I'm probably going to give it a try, just for the
> lulz, not for the prize. But would love to see some nice prizes for the
> newbs.
> 
> Zisu Andrei
> 
> 
> On 7 August 2013 16:53, Mike Bybee <mbybee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:mbybee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     Gotta say I agree there - I'm not even going to bother, since
>     there's no way I could produce something that polished.
> 
>     Should at least have a pile of stickers or something - something to
>     inspire people who aren't rockstars to give it a try.
> 
> 
>     On 08/07/2013 08:44 AM, aviral aggarwal wrote:
>>     There are only 3 devices for winners :( how can an amatuer can win
>>     in such a contest. there should be more prizes so that one can be
>>     motivated for such competitions.
>>
>>
>>     On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Николай Шатохин
>>     <n.shatokhin@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:n.shatokhin@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>         Will we get T-shirts?
>>
>>
>>         2013/8/7 David Planella <david.planella@xxxxxxxxxx
>>         <mailto:david.planella@xxxxxxxxxx>>
>>
>>             Hi all,
>>
>>             Today we are announcing our second [Ubuntu App
>>             Showdown!][]. Contestants
>>             will have six weeks to build and publish their apps using
>>             the new Ubuntu
>>             SDK and Ubuntu Touch platform. Both original apps and
>>             ported apps,
>>             native and HTML 5, will qualify for this competition.
>>
>>             The winners of this contest will each receive an **LG
>>             Nexus 4 phone**
>>             running [Ubuntu Touch][] with their application pre-installed.
>>             Furthermore, each of the winners will have an opportunity
>>             to have their
>>             app included in the default Ubuntu install images for
>>             phones and
>>             tablets. All valid entries will also become available for
>>             install on
>>             Ubuntu Touch devices from the Apps lens in the Dash, using
>>             the new Click
>>             packages and Software Center submission process.
>>
>>             All valid entries will also become available for install
>>             on Ubuntu Touch
>>             devices from the Apps lens in the Dash, using the new
>>             Click packages and
>>             Software Center submission process.
>>
>>             # Judges
>>
>>             The jury will be composed by a team of five judges:
>>
>>             -   **Jono Bacon**, Ubuntu Community Manager
>>             -   **Joey-Elijah Sneddon**, writer and editor-in-chief of
>>             OMG!Ubuntu
>>             -   **Lisette Slegers**, User Experience Designer at Canonical
>>             -   **Nekhelesh Ramananthan**, Ubuntu Touch Core App developer
>>             -   **Bill Filler**, Engineering Manager for the Phone &
>>             Tablet App Team
>>
>>             # Review criteria
>>
>>             The jury will judge applications according to the
>>             following criteria:
>>
>>             -   **General Interest** - apps that are of more interest
>>             to general
>>                 phone users will be scored higher. We recommend
>>             identifying what
>>                 most phone users want to see, and identifying gaps
>>             that your app
>>                 could fill.
>>             -   **Features** - a wide range of useful and interesting
>>             features.
>>             -   **Quality** - a high quality, stable, and bug-free
>>             application
>>                 experience.
>>             -   **Design** - your app should harness the [Ubuntu Design
>>                 Guidelines][] so it looks, feels, and operates like an
>>             Ubuntu app.
>>             -   **Awareness / Promotion** - we will award extra points
>>             to those of
>>                 you who blog, tweet, facebook, Google+, and otherwise
>>             share updates
>>                 and information about your app as it progress.
>>
>>             If you are not a programmer and want to share some ideas
>>             for cool apps,
>>             be sure to [add and vote apps on our reddit page][].
>>
>>             # How To Enter
>>
>>             The contest is **free to enter and open to everyone**. The
>>             six week
>>             period starts on the **Wed 7th August 2013**!
>>
>>             Enter the Ubuntu App Showdown:
>>               http://developer.ubuntu.com/showdown/
>>
>>             Looking forward to seeing all your cool apps!
>>
>>               [Ubuntu App Showdown!]:
>>             http://developer.ubuntu.com/showdown/
>>               [Ubuntu Touch]: http://www.ubuntu.com/phone
>>               [Ubuntu Design Guidelines]: http://design.ubuntu.com/apps
>>               [add and vote apps on our reddit page]:
>>             http://www.reddit.com/r/ubuntuappshowdown/
>>
>>             --
>>             David Planella
>>             Ubuntu App Development Liaison
>>             http://gplus.to/dplanella / @dplanella
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