Submit Your Code Contest

CMac Contest Details:

To participate in the "Submit Your Code Contest," you must be at least 18 years old and a registered user of Multi-Edit. The contest is open to individuals with a valid Multi-Edit license. Code submissions may be included in future Multi-Edit releases and will note full recognition to the author of the code.

Entries will be accepted from September 21st, 2005 through December 21st 2005 and winners will be announced and prizes awarded on January 18th, 2006.

Entries can be as minor as enhanced language support, new or enhanced dialogs, new functionality or even complete add-on packages such as EZRTools, PL/SQL or Evolve. Possibilities are endless and limited only by your creativity! Enter today and have your code displayed in a commercial product that's used around the world by government agencies, military, educational institutions and most of the Fortune 500 companies. Get the exposure you deserve for your development skills, submit your entry today and gain something to brag about for years to come!

Eligibility, Rules and Regulations:

In order to be valid, each entry will require contestants provide complete "Registration Requirements" (noted below) and have a valid Multi-Edit serial number (any prior release accepted). You may also choose to write your code in any language, granted the code is easily integrated into ME v9.10 and contains at least some usage of the Multi-Edit CMac language. Your submission must include Source Code and a README file which explains the functionality of your submission. If your code depends on third-party packages, you must include a complete list of all packages, including exact version information and download URLs. Sorry, we cannot accept entries that require commercial software or other software that is not provided as open source or under GPL.

Registration Requirements:

  • Company Name:

  • Contact Name:

  • Address 1:

  • Address 2:

  • City/State/Zip:

  • Multi-Edit License Number:

  • Phone Number:

With regard to an entry you submit as part of the Contest, you grant Multi Edit Software, Inc. a worldwide, perpetual, fully paid-up, non-exclusive license to make, sell, or use the technology related thereto, including but not limited to the software, algorithms, techniques, concepts, etc., associated with the entry.

If you are selected as a contest winner, you agree that Multi Edit Software, Inc. may publicize your name, likeness, and the description of work you did to win the contest. Apart from the prizes associated with being selected as a winner, Multi-Edit Software, Inc. shall not be obligated to compensate you in any way for such publicity.

Entries from outside the U.S. are permitted. All entries must include an English-language explanation of the design. Entries must also include complete source code for the implementation.

Entries must be submitted in machine-readable format (zipped file) via e-mail to contest@multieditsoftware.com with a subject line of "Submit Your Code Entry".

You may submit multiple entries. Keep copies for your records. Multi Edit Software, Inc. assumes no responsibility for lost, misdirected, illegible or late entries or for failed computer transmissions or technical failures.

Each entrant shall indemnify, defend, and hold Multi Edit Software, Inc. harmless from any third party claims, including attorneys' fees and costs, arising from or related to that entrant's participation in the Contest. In no event shall Multi Edit Software, Inc. be liable to an entrant for acts or omissions arising out of or related to the Contest or that entrant's participation in the Contest.

Submission of a valid entry commits the entrant to the following:

1.I release to Multi Edit Software, Inc. any and all copyright interest in the code and/or software and any changes or enhancements to Multi Edit Software, Inc. software that I may have derived. I declare this dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to Multi Edit Software, Inc. software and code revisions created by me under copyright law.

2.To the best of my knowledge and belief, the changes and enhancements that I have contributed to Multi Edit Software, Inc. software are either originally written by me or are derived from prior works which I have verified are also in the public domain and are not subject to claims of copyright by other parties.

Prizes:

1st Prize:   19" LCD Monitor - ONE Winner

2nd Prize:   Cordless Keyboard Mouse - TWO Winners

3rd Prize:   One of the following - TEN Winners

4th Prize:   $10.00 Amazon Gift Certificate - FIVE Winners

Entry Prize:   Upgrade discount to Multi-Edit 10 - All valid entries

Prizes will be awarded based on MESI's evaluation of the submitted code and will be judged on creativity, ease of use, usefulness of code and overall originality. Odds of winning depend on the number and quality of entries received. All taxes, including income taxes, are the sole responsibility of winners. No prize substitution is permitted. Winner(s) may be required to verify their entry. All submissions that meet eligibility requirements will receive a voucher coupon valid for $10.00 off Multi-Edit upgrade to the upcoming version 10 release scheduled for the Spring of 2006.

Judging:

Winners will be selected by the Multi Edit Software, Inc. development staff. The judges will grade entries using the following criteria:

  • General utility and importance of output

  • Scalability and elegance of design (including selection of appropriate algorithms and data structures)

  • Clarity, efficiency and portability of implementation

The Multi Edit Software, Inc. judges shall have the sole authority and discretion to select the award recipient(s).

Notification:

The winning entries will be announced on the MultiEdit.com site by Multi Edit Software, Inc. on Jan 18th, 2006. Following the announcement, individual winners will be notified by e-mail. Winners have 14 days from notification to claim the prize. Prizes may be claimed by return e-mail. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. Prize winners will be able to choose from the winning prize or the cash value of the prize awarded. Cash value will be based on current retail prices at the time prizes are awarded. Due to import/export laws, International contestants may receive cash value for prizes awarded.

Eligibility Exclusions:

Multi Edit Software, Inc. employees, former employees/contractors, immediate families are not eligible to enter. Only complete and valid registrants will be considered and selected for prizes. Void where prohibited.