Yuck!
http://canadianopendataexperience.com/pages/frequently-asked-questions
"""What platform(s) am I allowed to build for during the competition?
There are no restrictions in terms of platforms but we strongly
recommend you build your open data application in a way that is
accessible via mobile devices."""
I'm going to lead a different take on this. Depending on what they ask
me to do, the program I'm going to write and submit will target either:
* teletype (pure text or command line application), perhaps with .png
output files to file system if appropriate
* glass teletype (curses!)
[apologies to Adrian, but I'll be using a glass teletype emulator, e.g.
xterm]
or
* or PC desktop (pygtk, available for systems with X and MS Windows)
Yeah, me the python lover could use the python for Android thingy and
the bindings that provides to the android GUI libs.
But screw that. Mobile devices, android included are personal tracking
devices:
http://motherboard.vice.com/en_ca/blog/maybe-the-most-orwellian-text-message-ever-sent
that come loaded more and more with proprietary software.
And an ungodly number of them ship with unlockable bootloaders, which to
me is a great crime against hackerdom. Too many mobiles hackers are
putting in time trying to root these pieces of **** instead of
developing stuff on top of an open platform.
Instead of going for the win, I'm going make this a general purpose
python educational thing for Skullspace members where I will schedule
some progress lectures throughout the hackathon.
So for those of you looking to get some general /dive into python/
education -- here's your chance to get some with some real problem
domains and to see what can be written on short time lines.
I'm going to write my code with lecture clarity in mind instead of with
a race to the finish line mentality.
Anyone else into Python want to join my team?
http://canadianopendataexperience.com/teams/mark-jenkins-w-python
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