*Welcome to the NetBeans 10th Birthday Celebration! Join us as we celebrate our vibrant community and recognize people and projects that have shaped our success! * Since 1998, NetBeans has grown from a student project into an award winning Open Source project, IDE and application platform. With millions of downloads a year worldwide, the NetBeans community boasts an active and diverse following of software developers, students, instructors and partner companies. Throughout the week, visit this page<http://www.netbeans.org/birthday/>for unique content—video greetings, community profiles and more—that will highlight some of the key initiatives and dedicated individuals whose contributions have kept the NetBeans momentum going strong.
*NetBeans 10th Birthday Celebration Decathlon*<http://www.netbeans.org/birthday/decathlon.html> To honor 10 years of the NetBeans project and community, we've selected ten events that anyone can participate in to be a part of the celebration. The first 300 participants to complete events that add up to 50 points will receive a limited edition NetBeans 10th Anniversary Shirt! In keeping with the spirit of community, these events are all based around various community activities and sites: blogging, forums, Facebook and more. So read on, pick out your favorite events and celebrate away! *Rules* 1. 10 events, each worth a different amount of points. 2. Complete any number of events that tally up to 50 points. 3. IMPORTANT: Keep track of links to blog entries, forums, and so on. You will need to submit these links in the Decathlon Entry Form<http://services.netbeans.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=69987&lang=en> . 4. The first 300 participants to complete the Decathlon form will be eligible to receive a limited edition NetBeans 10th Anniversary T-shirt. 5. There is no judging, so be creative, reminisce, and have fun! 6. The Decathlon ends on Monday, October 27th, 2008. Cheers ;) -- Varun Nischal NetBeans Community Docs Coordinator, NetBeans Dream Team Member, http://nb-community-docs.blogspot.com/ http://nbguru.wordpress.com/ http://dzone.com/mvbs "You must do the things you think you cannot do."
