Tired of reading how to destroy the network neutrality rules the FCC approved today by capitalism as we know it or cement the power of the oligarchs wireless? You may be interested in this paper one side to the hubbub of the day: The FCC has begun at the time of the Open Internet Challenge, in which he promotes the invitation to the general public applications that improve, with the help of consumers, "to measure and protect the open Internet to create" a kind of Netflix price set for network neutrality
From February 1, individuals and teams for competition applications that do things like Internet users with real-time information to submit to their network connections. For example, the FCC said, an application might be a tool when the user is said to interfere with a provider of broadband services with DNS responses, application packet header or content. "
The contest is organized by Challenge.gov, creates the platform as part of the strategy of the Obama for American innovation, in which he called on agencies to promote innovation through such awards and competitions . reserved the other 55 Challenge.gov challenges are the Department of Veterans Affairs call for ideas for wireless devices or applications seeking the solution of problems specific to veterans, and one of FEMA, ideas on how communities prepare for disasters strike.
The Open Internet Challenge participants have until June 1 to submit their applications for free, must be open source, and available on the Internet. expert jury and public vote winners will be announced on August 8.
In contrast to the Netflix Prize, the prize pool came with a $ 1,000,000, the FCC is only ponying a trip to DC and the possibility of an application, the Commission as a prize. We will be watching closely to see how this competition. Of course, many programmers to glory hack, but there's nothing like the promise of a juicy carrot moves his fingers on the keyboard to get.
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