好康報報：嵌入式軟體競賽

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好康報報：嵌入式軟體競賽，歡迎有興趣朋友參與比賽。
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2006國際開放原始碼嵌入式軟體競賽 (IOSESC)

2006國際開放原始碼嵌入式軟體競賽 (IOSESC)，是由國科會、自由軟體鑄造場、及美商
蒙特維士達(Monta Vista)所贊助，為鼓勵開放原始碼嵌入式應用，由自由軟體鑄造場主
辦一系列之首度賽事。第一名可以在明年七月贏得六十萬新台幣。

參加的作品限於腳踏車、機車、公車、及汽車使用的軟體，如：

* 全球定位及導航
* 地理資訊及行車建議
* 無線通訊及車對車通訊
* 油量控制及行程規劃
* 動力學、車況診斷及維修
* 保全及隱私
* 乘客、駕駛人及車的安全
* 娛樂及資訊服務

競賽相關細節見此 ：http://iosesc.openfoundry.org/

參賽者在2006年一月十日前得繳交5000字英文產品提案。提案應包括開發及品管計劃。
2006年二月十五日將宣佈十到十五位的初賽優勝者，並邀請優勝者進一步發表於 Journal
of Information Science and Engineering的特刊。

初賽優勝者將有四個月的時間開發產品，在六月十日第一輪評審之前，初賽優勝者要提
交軟體及相關文件。初賽優勝者將可得到最多新台幣一萬伍仟元的硬體補助，其中最多
有五隊參賽者可以獲得美商蒙特維士達(Monta Vista)所提供的Linux作業系統及開發工
具。

決賽的成品的評審標準如下:

* 功能及使用性 (10%)
* 架構、設計及實作 (20%)
* 創意及原創性 (20%)
* 有效採用開放原碼軟體元件 (20%)
* 投注品質確保的心力 (20%)
* 技術文件 (10%)

決賽優勝者名單將於七月十日公告，給予下列獎勵

最佳產品

* 金牌獎: 新台幣600,000
* 銀牌獎: 新台幣250,000
* 銅牌獎: 新台幣125,000

最佳提案獎

* 不分組: 新台幣 33,000
* 研究生組: 新台幣33,000
* 大學生組: 新台幣33,000


Call for Participation
IOSESC 2006 – Automotive PC
International Open Source Embedded Software Competition

The Open Source Software Foundry (OSSF) cordially invites
individuals and teams of individuals to participate in
the 2006 International Open Source Embedded Software Competition (IOSESC).
IOSESC 2006 is the first in a thematic embedded software
competition series organized to promote the development
of innovative and exemplary open source embedded software.
We endeavor to assist the contestants to learn more about
the latest trends in embedded systems, while enjoying a stimula
and productive experience in open source software design and development.

= Prizes =

Cash prizes total to 1.1 million NTD (New Taiwan Dollars).
They will be awarded to winners as follows:

* Gold Prize: 600,000 NTD (approximately 18,000 USD)
* Silver Prize: 250,000 NTD (approximately 7,500 USD)
* Bronze Prize: 125,000 NTD (approximately 3,750 USD
* Best paper award 33,000 NTD (approximately 1000 USD)
* Best graduate student
paper award 33,000 NTD (approximately 1000 USD)
* Best undergraduate student
paper award 33,000 NTD (approximately 1000 USD)

The Gold, Silver and Bronze Prizes will be awarded to
the competing teams with the best three products
among the embedded software products submitted in the final round.
Winners of the best paper awards will be chosen based on
the quality of papers submitted to the special issue on
Auto PC software of Journal of Information Science and Engineering.

In addition, each competing team in the final round will receive
up to 15,000 NTD supplement for their hardware expenses.
Up to five teams in the final round selected on the basis of
their proposals will be provided with MontaVista Linux
and development environment.

= Important Dates =

* Due date of a 5000-word description of your product January 10, 2006
* Announcement of preliminary winners February 15, 2006
* Due date of final software and documentation June 10, 2006
* Announcement of winners July 10, 2006

= Further Details =

You can find details at the IOSESC 2006 website
http://iosesc.openfoundry.org/