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Overview “Open Source Software Challenge 2009” to be held in Korea. OSS Challenge 2009 has adopted a new category for international competitors with a view to furthering diverse and borderless exchanges of information among software developers, to contributing to better development technologies by keeping current with trends, to building a worldwide human network of OSS developers and to laying the ground for international project development. We hope SW developers around the globe will show much interest in and join the challenge as future leaders in world SW industry. Note: Due to a short period of time for international participants, the committee of Open Source Software Challenge has decided to extend the registration deadline from Aug. 30 to Oct. 15. Moreover, international participants are allowed to submit a recently developed Open Source Software (within one year) rather than a new Open source Software only. • Details - Title : Open Source Software Challenge 2009 - Theme : Freestyle unlimited challenge of SW development ※ Note: International participants are allowed to submit recently developed Open Source Software (within one year) regardless of the other awards received. - Qualification : Students and the public in general (foreigners included) - Hosted by : - Organized by : - Sponsored by : - Schedule of Challenge ▶ Registration of software development plans : July. 1 ~ KST Oct. 15, 2009 ▶ Submission deadline of software completed: Oct. 23(Fri.), 2009 - Subjects of development (for international category) ▶ Free subjects Completed developments submitted should be based on OSS platforms, opened complying with OSS License Policies(e.g. GPL and LGPL) and subjected to consultation with the host organization on distribution. - Awards : Grade Domestic Division International Division Free subjects Assigned subjects Free subjects Grand Prize 1 MKE Minister’s Prize 5 Million KRW 1 MKE Minister’s Prize 5 Million KRW 1 MKE Minister’s Prize 5 Million KRW Gold Prize 1 KIPA Head’s Prize 3 Million KRW 1 KIPA Head’s Prize 3 Million KRW 1 KIPA Head’s Prize 3 Million KRW Silver Prize 2 KOSSA Head’s Prize 1 Million KRW 2 KOSSA Head’s Prize 1 Million KRW       * More than 10 prizes by cooperation would be added later. - Benefits for prize winners : ▶ International category prize winners: expense for attending prize-awarding ceremony is offered. ( Flight and hotel expenses for one person for each team) ▶ Grand Prize winner: eligible to attend Northeast Asia OSS Promotion Forum in 2010