Wow! Thanks everyone for getting involved and supporting the comp! I don't have time to reply to everyone's question just now (Im on my lunch break) but I'll do so in more detail later.

It's a good point about adding developer resources to the first post. Don't forget this thread is on the 'Developer' section here on maemo.org, there's plenty of posts in here for us newbs to get started. Whatever your development platform of choice (Qt, Python, etc) you'll find something to get you started. This is a great place to start and will have you coding your first app in minutes http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=43663, there's also more great links in this recent thread http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=52915. The key is to get started, and dont be afraid to ask questions. Beginners are definitely welcome in this comp, even the crumbiest "Hello World" There's no need to wait for 1.2 to develop for the n900, but hopefully it will be with us before long.

I didn't expect so many offers to donate, that's awesome! It's also a bit of a headache, though a nice one , as we don't have a centralized paypal account for holding everything and I dont want anyone to paypal to me first ofcourse! If anyone knows a good method they can vouch for then please recommend. Else, I was just going to paypal my contribution directly to the winner which may work out well as it'll save in-between fees. If everyone who has offered pledges does the same it should still work out well. zehjotkah, how were you collecting for the ZodTTD fund? Maybe we can use the same method here.

Also, we might lift a signifigant sum so how should we split the winning bounty amongst the entrants? First, second, and third place with a 50%, 30%, 20% split? Category winner prizes? Or all to the overall winner?

Johnel, the competition is effectively being run by myself and members here helping out and not by Nokia so there's no Nokia donation Im afraid (unless hint hint ). I hope no-one feels they are obligated to donate - it's only if you want to but it would be certainly appreciated. More important is to get people developing, donate an app to the contest if you prefer Im expecting something from you, weird fail pic of the day app or something