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Title: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: redcom on November 26, 2010, 07:44:04 AM
OpenArena has reached the final round in the category: "Best open source game" of this Open Source awards (http://www.portalprogramas.com/software-libre/premios) which gives a donation of EUR 300 to the winner. I'd recommend to vote for OpenArena (http://www.portalprogramas.com/software-libre/premios/proyecto/66).  At this time it is near to first place!

It is proudly nominated as projects such as FlightGear (http://www.portalprogramas.com/software-libre/premios/proyecto/63) and AssaultCube (http://www.portalprogramas.com/software-libre/premios/proyecto/53). Last year, this category didn't exist but OpenOffice.org was awarded in this contest:
http://es.openoffice.org/lecturas/lecturas_0021.html


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: Cacatoes on November 26, 2010, 08:05:36 AM
Voted :D (From 9th to 8th place thanks to it :D)

It's nice for these projects to get a bit of recognition.
I wouldn't want to support already well established softwares, ones with firms behind, ones which already got means. Smaller, active and more original ones deserve more.


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: redcom on November 26, 2010, 08:36:58 AM
We know there are many different projects with different needs, that is why we created 4 categories in this open source awards:
  - Best Open Source
  - Most Revolutionary Open Source
  - Open Source where more donations are needed
  - Best Open Source game


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: Neon_Knight on November 26, 2010, 08:56:43 AM
Voted! :D


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: RMF on November 26, 2010, 11:12:27 AM
[from mobile] Going to vote asap!


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: Gig on November 26, 2010, 11:28:14 AM
voted


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: Bane on November 26, 2010, 12:00:34 PM
voted i hope OA wins  :)


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: chaoticsoldier on November 26, 2010, 05:23:03 PM
I just voted too. OpenArena is currently 7th.
(gmail regarded the confirmation request as spam :D)





Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: RMF on November 27, 2010, 01:11:42 PM
Ok voted too now, where can you actually see how many votes a game has?

edit: posted on 3 clanforums. 6th place now (risen 2 since yesterday!). Let's continue like that :)
Btw, the game which was first yesterday is now 4th. The top is probably only a few votes apart (else it wouldn't change that fast), so we make a good chance if we ask enough people.


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: chaoticsoldier on November 27, 2010, 07:02:44 PM
I tried to find a vote tally too. I'm not sure it's available.


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: adriano on November 28, 2010, 07:22:52 AM
Voted -> 6th ;)


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: Tiny on November 28, 2010, 08:05:17 AM
Voted too twice, now i gotta find again all my old emails adress ;D


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: fromhell on November 28, 2010, 08:13:18 AM
Voted too twice

 :-\ >:( :(


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: Tiny on November 28, 2010, 11:22:07 AM
Lol, why those smileys? :P


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: Gig on November 28, 2010, 04:45:17 PM
I suppose because "cheating" isn't a good thing... and using more email adresses to have the same person vote multiple times is like cheating..


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: Cacatoes on November 28, 2010, 05:39:31 PM
Jesus told me if there is as much cheating in other projects then that's no more a problem.


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: Tiny on November 29, 2010, 12:14:49 AM
Oh well, i bet the guys who created this system knew that would happen, and i also bet there's some others... " cheat " with the other projetcs :RIP:


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: RMF on November 29, 2010, 03:25:33 AM
Should just have saved the combination of IP and e-mail. Still easy via the Tor network or other proxies, but harder for the average newb at least...


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: Cacatoes on December 01, 2010, 08:26:11 AM
Seems the contest is closed since today, I haven't tried but there still is an option to vote.
I suppose they'll have a check on results, and notice winners soon ;)
Donation is 100$, not 300$ as it was announced by mistake.

Rigs of rods is in good place to earn the price, they promoted it and they had an enthusiast community behind to support them ;)
http://www.rigsofrods.com/threads/70136-Rigs-of-Rods-nominated-as-Best-open-source-game

OA is 5th right now, which is not bad at all.

I can't preserve myself from being surprised PokerTH ended 2nd (it's like Gnome Chess was on the way to be nominated), having a community made of gamblers participating to a contest involving money is quite a special case :P


Title: Re: OpenArena nominated as Best open source game
Post by: RMF on December 01, 2010, 05:28:06 PM
Quote
OA is 5th right now, which is not bad at all.
Better than last time I looked, seems spamming it on a couple of forums worked :)