(English) Announcing the New FTW Champion: Timothy Dalby!

samedi 29 mai 2010 a 3:59

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English.

WHY THE @&*# IS MICROSOFT DOING THIS?

jeudi 27 mai 2010 a 8:23

Microsoft contributing to Open Source projects? Organizing Make Web Not War and MonDev? Is it an evil ploy to take over the world, or has “the empire” gone soft?

Some say it’s for the love of technology, web developers and designers. Some say we’re desperate, and being forced to “deal” with Open Source. Others, like the many open source communities we work with worldwide and in Canada: PHP Quebec, Impress CMS, TikiWiki, Vanilla Forums, Status.net, PHUG and many others, say it’s good for their projects, as it exposes those PHP apps to more people, particularly those who run Windows “shops”.

We couldn’t agree more. But it also just makes good business sense! See why on PORT25.ca — the voice of a small, but feisty Open Source strategy team at Microsoft Canada.

Oh, and if you are at Make Web Not War event – we want to talk to you! Open is also about being open to feedback and commentary from the community, and we welcome all feedback we get.
We’re the people probably wearing one of the RED shirts like this…
… or the people in the corner getting kicked (let’s hope not)…
… and if you are not at the event, please send us a tweet @PHPonWindows or feel free to rant, I mean, comment below!

Nik G
Open Source Strategy Lead at Microsoft Canada
twitter: @Nik_G

Tags - community, contribute, Microsoft, open-source, port25

Pick your Winner

jeudi 20 mai 2010 a 8:56

4 commentaires

The results are in… The votes have been cast… The judges have spoken…

The chosen few – more exactly 3 – are going to Montréal to claim the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places at the FTW! Competition finals at Make Web Not War conference. The audience will vote for the best app, but not without seeing Twitters Stats first, together with excerpts from blog posts, videos from the “internets” and comments from experts – all to help decide WHO SHOULD BE THE FTW! WINNER.

So, here is your chance to affect the outcome:

1. Check out the Finalist Apps:

Project Tholus / Francois Mazerolle
(Quebec City, QC)

An evolution of the Role Playing Game style written in PHP that helps develop reading and writing skills, while bringing students and teachers together

Find-A-Home / Timothy Dalby
(Edmonton, AB)

A property research engine that uses Edmonton Open Data catalogue on Windows Azure to rank properties based on proximity to public landmarks

TaxiCity / Manpower Team
(Vancouver, BC)

An interactive Silverlight-based driving game that uses Vancouver Open Data catalogue and BING maps to explore streets and landmarks of Vancouver

#tholus

#findahome

#taxicity

2. Vote for who YOU think should win:

The audience will vote based on what they hear/see/read, which means your votes via twitter (Method (a) below – primary), blog posts & reviews (secondary) as well as twtpoll will make a difference! Here’s how:

a) Tweet with a hashtag for only ONE application above (#tholus or #findahome or #taxicity) + #webnotwar + link to the FTW! site: http://bit.ly/ftwvote (in no particular order )

EXAMPLES:

OMG, #findahome totally rocks and should win! http://bit.ly/ftwvote #webnotwar
wow, I love #taxicity – finalist at #webnotwar http://bit.ly/ftwvote
My vote for #tholus over all others!! http://bit.ly/ftwvote #webnotwar

b) Write a blog post with an objective review of the apps – and let the world know about your pick! Remember to #hashtag_the_app + #webnotwar + please let us know about it: email, @PHPonWindows !

Make a short video on who should win & post the link — feel free to comment below (with links to your blog posts, videos, etc)

c) Cast your vote on the poll below & tweet your vote + the link: http://bit.ly/ftwpoll

EDIT: Some people missed the point of the original poll and spammed it with 30,000+ votes in 1 day. We’ll still show the the original results, but will now also have a second poll (no multiple votes per IP):

EXAMPLE:

I cast my vote for #[app] to be the #webnotwar winner http://bit.ly/ftwvote

FINALLY…. if you are at in Montreal, you should be at the finals at the Reunion May 27th, 5pm sharp – you will not regret it! See for yourself presentations & demos by the talented developers, and not to the forget the special flavor delivered by Joey DeVilla and Stephan Champagne as the MC’s of the showdown – and you know it’s going to be a blast!

Don’t miss it – there is still time to sign up for Make Web Not War!

^nik_g

Tags - competition, finals, fwt, poll, showdown