The entire MUI vs. Reaction discussion is quite pointless: the end result is the same. To my knowledge Reaction is not available for older platforms, so if you want to develop your application, you'll need an AOne to begin with. That makes the prize a little weird to say the least. In fact, the jury writes: " ... First, if your app runs in 68k with no Enforcer hits, there is great chance that it runs on OS4, it's a start. Then, you can make a public call to ask help from OS4 owners to betatest for you, or even to code with you. We are a community. Work together. ..." Yeah. Right. Excuse me while I laugh. This coding by proxy is a nightmare. No machine, no development. Period. Especially when you consider the second problem I have with this contest:
It stresses uniqueness and usefulness to an uncomfortable degree. The jury does not want 'another simple utility', or 'seen-many-times software'. Pray tell, what can one think of which hasn't been done on other platforms numerous times already? I understand that the jury wants high quality programs, which is perfectly understandable. But unique programs take a long time to develop, if only because of their feature lists. I also fear the jury has fallen into the trap of thinking that an Amiga is somehow special, that somehow pixies will magic away the fact that it is running stock standard hardware.
Of course anyone has the right to lay down sets of rules for contests. But I agree with other people in this thread that the limitations will harm the contest more than result in Good Stuff. At this point I would be thrilled with any new application for OS4, rather than expecting people to create killer apps straight away.
My two eurocents.
