17-Feb-2006: Linux Verification Center and Novell Announce a Student Contest

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Linux Verification Center jointly with Novell Russia announces an open contest for works of students and post-graduate students on the topic of the project «Formalization of the Standards for Linux and Developing the Corresponding Open Source Test Suite». The main focus of the contest is:

Searching for suggestions on improvement of the LSB 3.1 Standard and on enhancement of the SUSE Linux compatibility with LSB 3.1 requirements.

Any full-time students and post-graduates of Russian universities may take part in the contest (consultations and issue of prizes are performed in Moscow, Russia). The main milestones are:

  • Applications for participating: till March 6, 2006
  • Presenting the works: till May 10, 2006
  • Summing up the competition results and awarding: May 15-25, 2006

The prize fund is 80000 roubles (about US$3000). The winners will also receive Diplomas signed by the organizers.

Work samples and conditions of application are in a separate file PDF rus .