canonical Ubuntu Scopes Showdown 2016 Contest Could Get You Ubuntu Phone Convergence Packs, Steam Controllers; Canonical Gives Away a Dell XPS 13 Ubuntu Linux Laptop at UbuCon Summit 2016

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Ubuntu Scopes Showdown 2016 Contest Could Get You Ubuntu Phone Convergence Packs, Steam Controllers

 

 

You can also win a Raspberry Pi 2 or System 76's Meerkat PC

 

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Canonical today announced the second edition of the Ubuntu Scopes Showdown contest for mobile developers who want to create the most innovative Unity 8 Scopes and apps for Ubuntu Phone devices.

 

Ubuntu Scopes Showdown 2016 is targeted at any developer who knows how to write mobile applications in QML, which in combination with the Ubuntu SDK, lets you a new generation of mobile experiences. However, this year, Canonical introduced support for the JavaScript (JS) and Go programming languages.

 

"We are excited to bring you yet another engaging developer competition, where the Ubuntu app developer community brings innovative and interesting new experiences for Ubuntu on mobile devices. Scopes in Javascript and Go have been introduced last year and are the hot topic of this competition!" says Canonical.

The rules

 

The rules of the contest are pretty simple. Ubuntu Scopes Showdown 2016 starts on Monday, January 18, and contestants will have exactly six weeks, until February 29, to create their Scopes for the Unity 8 interface used in Ubuntu Phones, using the Ubuntu SDK software.

 

All contestants must use original code to write the Scopes, which will have to be published on the Ubuntu Store for Ubuntu Phones to be admitted. To build the Scope, you can use either C++, Go or JavaScript with Node.js. The entire rules of the Ubuntu Scopes Showdown 2016 contest can be found here.

The prizes

 

While the first place contestant will win a System 76 Meerkat Mini PC powered by a 5th gen Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, and 120GB SSD, an Ubuntu Phone Convergence Pack containing a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, as well as a Slimport adapter, the second place gets Valve’s Steam Controller and Steam Link devices, a BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition phone and a Convergence Pack.

 

The third place winner will get a BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition phone with the Convergence Pack, and the Steam Controller. There will also be an Innovation prize that will be given to the contestant that build the most creative and innovative Ubuntu Scope, no matter if he/she already won one of the places above. The Innovation prize will get you a Raspberry Pi 2 SBC, a Steam Controller, and the Convergence Pack. Good luck!

 

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Canonical Gives Away a Dell XPS 13 Ubuntu Linux Laptop at UbuCon Summit 2016

 

UbuCon Summit takes place between January 21 and 22

 

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Immediately after informing us about the upcoming Ubuntu Scopes Showdown 2016 contests and its amazing prizes, Canonical proudly announced that they will be giving away a Dell laptop with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled at the UbuCon Summit 2016 event.

 

Canonical's David Planella had the great pleasure of announcing that in collaboration with Dell, one of the fastest growing and most successful IT companies in history, they will be giving away a brand-new Ubuntu Dell XPS 13 laptop amongst the participants of the upcoming UbuCon Summit event.

 

"Thanks to our friends at Dell, we're very excited to announce that we'll be giving away one of the new Dell XPS 13 devices preinstalled with Ubuntu amongst the participants of the UbuCon Summit next week! More details on the device config coming up soon! Join us in LA next Thursday and Friday," said David Planella.

What is UbuCon Summit

 

Some of our Ubuntu readers might remember that fact that Canonical organized a developer conference called Ubuntu Developer Summit (abbreviated UDS) a few years ago, which was killed by Mark Shuttleworth and transformed into an online event called Ubuntu Online Summit (UOS).

 

Well, believe it or not, Canonical and Mark Shuttleworth decided to revive the popular developer conference that gather together some of the most important names in the Ubuntu community under the name of UbuCon Summit. In 2016, the UbuCon Summit event will take place in next week, between January 21 and 22.

 

UbuCon Summit 2016 will be held during the SCALE 14x Southern California Linux Expo that will take place in Pasadena, California, United States of America (USA), hosted at Pasadena Convention Center. For more details, visit the official website of the event, where you can also register. Be there if you want to attend and win a Dell XPS 13 Ubuntu laptop.

 

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