# 2023-07-08 17:07:10.942156 UTC (+0000)

Brcon2023: Hackathon Prizes and new Hackathon Competition

This year at brcon2023 things should  be practical, stripping it down to
what bitreich is about: Patches and  contribution. This is why there are
hackathons about  the gopher times,  gopher pearls, gopher  lawn, sfeed,
atom, geomyidae, annna, memes, irc, geology and other topics.

Depending on the contributions, there will be a high score list, with
following prizes:

	1. Unix pipe card game + process substitution expansion
	2. Google kraken holding Google_Coupon (from dotg)
	3. Programming time ASM card game
	4. The C Pointer card game
	5. Google kraken holding Google_Coupon (from dotg)
	6. Machine code for kids card game

Why is there two times the same prize? Because depending on what you
want, you should plan ahead using the point system. There are two chances
to get the Google kraken.

The point system is:

	Sent in patch: 1 point
	Patch accepted: 5 points
	Per line added: 0.01 point
	Per line deleted: 0.02 point
	Useless patch sent in for ladder manipulation: -65536 points

I hope you people enjoy the new hackathon gaming mode. Let the most
strategic get the prize they deserve!

Sincerely yours,

20h
Chief Progameing Officer (CPO)