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Linode + DEV Hackathon Rules

Contest Announcement

Linode + DEV Hackathon Contest

Sponsored by Dev Community Inc. ("Sponsor")

NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

We urge you to carefully read the terms and conditions of this Contest Announcement Page located ** here and the DEV Community Inc. General Contest Official Rules located here ("Official Rules"), incorporated herein by reference. The following contest specific details on this Contest Announcement Page, together with the Official Rules , govern your participation in the named contest defined below (the "Contest").

Sponsor does not claim ownership rights in your Entry. The Official Rules describe the rights you give to Sponsor by submitting an Entry to participate in the named Contest. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Contest Announcement Page and the Official Rules, the Official Rules will govern and control.

Contest Name: Linode + DEV Hackathon
Entry Period: The Contest begins on January 24th, 2023 at 8 PM UTC and ends on February 21st, 2023 at 11:59 PM UTC (the "Entry Period")

How to Enter: All entries must be submitted no later than the end of the Entry Period. You may enter the Contest during the Entry Period as follows:

  1. Visit the Contest webpage part of the DEV Community Site located here (the "Contest Page"); and
  2. Follow any instructions on the Contest Page and submit your completed entry (each an "Entry").

There is no limit on the number of Entries you may submit during the Entry Period, but an Entrant (whether an individual, team or entity) may only win once in a particular Contest.

Required Elements for Entries: Without limiting any terms of the Official Rules, each Entry must include, at a minimum, the following elements:

  1. Create a Linode account using this registration page, or sign-in if you have an existing account, to receive $100 in credit.

  2. Create an app using Linode that falls into one of the categories listed on this announcement post.

  3. Code must be made publicly available on GitHub.

  4. Code must be licensed with a permissive license (MIT, Apache-2, etc).

  5. Publish overview of the app on DEV between January 24th and February 20th using this submission template.

  6. Provide the app’s demo URL, relevant screenshots, description, etc.

IMPORTANT: Participants must use this post template to officially submit their project with every prompt addressed.

Judging Criteria: All qualified entries will be judged by a panel as selected by Sponsor as set forth in the Official Rules.

Judges will award one (1) Grand Prize winners in each of the following categories:

  • Smooth Shifters: Awarded to the team whose app shows the most seamless and successful migration to Linode’s platform.
  • EdgeWorker Experts: Awarded to the team that demonstrates the most innovative and effective use of Linode’s EdgeWorkers service.
  • SaaS Superstars: Awarded to the team whose app shows the greatest potential for success as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product or money-making venture.
  • Integration Innovators: Awarded to the team whose app shows the best integration with other services offered by Linode, such as managed databases or object storage.
  • Wacky Wildcard: Awarded to the team whose project is particularly creative, unusual, or outside-the-box. With this category, we are looking for some truly silly and/or fun submissions. Feel free to dream big and ridiculously — and utilize any offering that Linode offers.

Judges will also select a total of ten (10) Runner Up Prize winners without respect to any particular category.

In the event of a tie in scoring between judges, the judges will select the entry that received the highest number of positive reactions on their DEV post to determine the winner.

Prize(s):

The prizes to be awarded from the Contest are as follows:

Five Grand Prize Winners (one per category):

  • $1,000 USD gift card or equivalent
  • $300 USD credit to the Forem Shop
  • DEV Sticker Pack
  • DEV “Linode Hackathon” Grand Prize profile badge

Runner-Up Prizes (10 Total – across all categories):

  • $250 USD gift card or equivalent
  • $150 USD credit to the Forem Shop
  • DEV Sticker Pack
  • DEV “Linode Hackathon” Runner-Up profile badge

Participants (with a valid project):

  • DEV Sticker Pack
  • DEV “Linode Hackathon” participant profile badge

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