Sun Announces $100k Contest for Grid App Developers

C-Shalom writes "EWeek reports that Sun announced a contest where developers can compete for $100k in prizes for developing applications that utilize the Grid. This is in addition to 100 free CPU hours on the Grid. From the article: 'Sun is hosting a competition where developers can compete for $50,000 in prize money. The winners of the Sun Grid Compute Utility Cool Apps Prize for Innovation contest will be determined based on the software they develop on the grid, MacRunnels said. Sun is planning additional contests for later in the year, which will bring the total potential winnings to $100,000.' The press release contains more info not included in the article."

distributed prize-money

[__aahlyu4518]

"the Sun Grid Compute Utility Cool Apps Prize for Innovation contest"
I think the prize money should go to those few people that can remember the name of that contest.

We have a grid

[Timo_UK]

and no idea what to do with it. Before we all get fired, someone please tell us why we spent all that money, PLEASE!!!

Is Mr Right out there?

[Anonymous Coward]

Young, slim - but growing - Computer Grid seeks Applications. Must have own users and be willing to lose them. Prefer long-term commitment, but willing to accept anything. GSOH absolutely essential.

Our first date will be my first time.

Are you the risk-taker I'm looking for?

Re:We have a grid

[Fred_A]

Well, all you need now is Natalie Portman!

Oh, wait, grid, never mind...

"This is a big outreach campaign"

[Dystopian Rebel]

"This is a big outreach campaign for developers," said Hailing MacIntels, senior director of futility computing at Sun.

"We're reaching out and we're saying, 'SAVE US PLEEEEAAASE!'"

Re:We have a grid

[D-Cypell]

We have a grid and no idea what to do with it.

Try putting an X in the center square.

WHAT?

[Anonymous Coward]

In Soviet Russia, name remembers YOU.

My app

[suv4x4]

My application emulates a huge amount of monkeys on a Grid terminal, writing the winning application.

Now that I've started it, it's only a matter of time, *evil grin* muahahaha.

Something Wicked This Way Comes?

[gurutc]

Is an Idle Grid the Devil's Workshop?

Re:$100k

[Anonymous Coward]

No, no no. Getting people to work for little or nothing is known as an "open source" project.

Winning app...

[Garabito]

Windows Vista!