Open Source Developer Contest - Assistance Request ( GLAME )

[Robert M. <Rob...@us...>]

Hi,

IBM is very interested in seeing an optimized port of GLAME to LinuxPPC=
64
being available.  We're considering running a promotion to reward both =
the
development of new applications and ports of existing projects like GLA=
ME
to LinuxPPC64.

We're keen to operate in the spirit of the Linux/Open Source community =
and
so want to defer to the maintainers of the various applications we've
identified to judge the suitability of the port and to ensure the port =
was
done in an acceptable manner.

We plan to work with a contest vendor and publish a list of application=
s
that we'd like to see optimized, ported or written for LinuxPPC64.  Our=

hope is this initiative will help more developers become familiar with
working on LinuxPPC64, add some key applications to the overall "roster=
" of
those available for LinuxPPC and, perhaps most importantly, ensure othe=
r
developers and users have access to applications like GLAME if they're
running on PPC hardware.

So with that preamble, I understand you are the maintainer for GLAME an=
d as
such I'm wondering if we can enlist your support in this process! :)

The process should, we hope, be pretty straight forward.  A list of
applications and their maintainers (including you and GLAME) will be
created along with a list of entrants for each application.  If you rec=
eive
a PPC64 port of GLAME we'd ask you to compare the details of the submit=
ter
with those that have entered in the contest.  (All this will be via a
website that we'll give you access to)  If you accept the port we'd ask=

that you notify the contest team - an email to an address to be provide=
d
later is all that is required.

To keep the playing field fair maintainers identified with a particular=

project won't be eligible to enter the contest in relation to that/thei=
r
own project.  Obviously you're welcome to work on others in the contest=
 if
you so wish though!

If you'd be interested in assisting with this effort please let me know=
 and
I can follow up with some more information.

All of this of course is subject to the published rules and regulations=
 of
the contest which will be published very shortly on the web.

Kind Regards,

Robert MacFarlan
Strategist
ISV Global Solutions Enablement
IBM

Cheers,

Robert MacFarlan
Strategist
ISV Global Solutions Enablement
IBM=