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We support open source
Open source has long been an important topic at Thomas-Krenn. With the Thomas-Krenn Award (formerly: Open Source Grant), we support outstanding projects in this sector each year with hardware prizes valued at several thousand euros. In this way, we support open source ventures and contribute to a free, sharable and open IT community.
When will the Thomas Krenn Award and public voting start in 2021?
Since many local trade fairs are canceled due to the current situation, the award ceremony will be postponed slightly this year. More detailed information on the application deadline, participation in the public voting and the announcement of the winners will be available here shortly.
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Why enter for the Thomas-Krenn Award?
The winners of the Thomas-Krenn Award will receive hardware prizes valued at a total of € 10,000. The winning projects will also be announced on social media channels, our company blog TKmag, the Thomas-Krenn wiki and other websites.
With the award, the winners are therefore given the opportunity to further advance their ideas and projects with the new hardware while also benefitting from an increased media presence.
Attractive hardware prizes – Made in Germany
€ 10,000 worth of hardware from our online shop is up for grabs:
- 1st place: Hardware valued at € 5,000 (net)
- 2nd place: Hardware valued at € 3,000 (net)
- 3rd place: Hardware valued at € 2,000 (net)
An independent jury decides
An independent jury, together with the community's vote, will award prizes to the three most promising projects. Information on the award announcement will be forthcoming.
Public vote – everyone can vote
In addition to the members of the independent jury, the community also receives a vote. We want to involve the open source community even more in the Thomas-Krenn Award and enable them to support their favorites. Supporters and users can vote online following the end of the application period.
In our TKmag article, we provide a closer look at the winners of the Thomas Krenn Award 2020.
Participation is simple
- Create three shopping carts in the Thomas-Krenn online shop for hardware valued at € 5,000, € 3,000 and € 2,000.
- Save the shopping carts and enter “Application for the Thomas-Krenn Award” as the shopping cart name. In order to save your cart, you must provide your contact data.
- Describe the project as well as how the hardware would be used should the project be among the winners.
- Send the numbers of the saved shopping carts together with the description texts to award@thomas-krenn.com.
Terms of participation– This is important!
1. Each applicant must be an active member of an open source or community project. Individuals are not eligible to participate in the Award.
2. The shopping cart numbers, project description and a description of the intended use for the hardware must have been received by e-mail before the deadline.
3. The winning projects will be showcased in the TKmag, therefore further information, such as web addresses, can also be provided as part of the submission.
4. Projects can be submitted more than once for the Thomas-Krenn Award.
5. The winners will be announced at the Chemnitzer Linux Days, but attendance at this event is not a prerequisite for a prize.
6. All decisions are final.
