# Fukuoka Ruby Award--about $10,000 for first prize

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**Created:** [December 15, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fukuoka-ruby-award-about-10-000-for-first-prize/155719 "2008-12-15T23:59:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fukuoka-ruby-award-about-10-000-for-first-prize/155719/1 "2008-12-15T23:59:45Z")

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I am working with the Government of Fukuoka, Japan to get the word out  
about the Fukuoka Ruby Award to Ruby developers in the US. It is free  
to apply for this award. The top prize is about $10,000. Deadline is  
December 25, so there is not much time, but the application is fairly  
simple for developers who have existing projects. Here are the  
details:

Fukuoka Ruby Award  
[http://www.ruby-award.jp/english.html](http://www.ruby-award.jp/english.html)

Matz’s posting about the award is here:  
[http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/172192](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/172192)

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**Author:** ![fukuoka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@fukuoka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fukuoka)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fukuoka-ruby-award-about-10-000-for-first-prize/155719/2 "2008-12-16T04:00:59Z")

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By no means have I learned enough Ruby ninjutsu to dream of entering a  
Ruby competition. That said, what does this mean?

From the link:  
=begin  
Eligibility  
…  
Type B is for activities for prevalence.  
…  
Specify URL to confirm for operation check in the first selection except  
the case of activities for prevalence which haven’t actuating system.  
=end

Huh? What does this even mean?

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**Author:** ![fukuoka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@fukuoka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fukuoka)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fukuoka-ruby-award-about-10-000-for-first-prize/155719/3 "2008-12-16T04:59:48Z")

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## It’s Engrish, obviously. I’m sure their Japanese skills are better.

Ryan B.  
Freelancer

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>
> This domain may be for sale!

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**Author:** ![fukuoka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@fukuoka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fukuoka)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fukuoka-ruby-award-about-10-000-for-first-prize/155719/4 "2008-12-16T05:18:30Z")

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On Dec 15, 2008, at 9:00 PM, Michael K. wrote:

> Specify URL to confirm for operation check in the first selection  
> except  
> the case of activities for prevalence which haven’t actuating system.  
> =end
> 
> Huh? What does this even mean?

From the website I take it to mean there is a category for a business  
or enterprise which depends in a large part on Ruby, and also a  
category for activity which has increased the prevalence of Ruby.