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Is everyone a winner?
28 October 08 09:25 AM | reedme | 1 Comments   

Without getting into the philosophical question for the ages “Is everyone a winner?”, the question came up about Finalists­® over the weekend. Because we had to kick a number of entries that didn’t meet the simple rules outlined in the Official Contest Read More...

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Some of you have already voted... for your favorite SQL Hero... the rest of you are overdue!
23 October 08 05:57 PM | reedme | 0 Comments   

Our survey got posted to Connect a little while back (life and work kept getting in the way of posting all the entries). Those of you who spend more time on Connect than is strictly healthy have already seen it and voted. There are a lot of overachievers Read More...

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Just in time...
21 July 08 11:17 AM | reedme | 1 Comments   

The end of the contest runway is fast approaching... and we've got some great entries! To celebrate, the WHS team has released Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 so that it will be ready and waiting if/when your entry wins. But you have to play to win, Read More...

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Individual T-shirts for entrants going in the mail...
23 June 08 04:09 PM | reedme | 1 Comments   

I've got a few Ts left over after Tech*Ed 2008, and I don't want 'em to go to waste, so I'm going to put T-shirts for individual entrants in the mail next week. Those of you who have signed up already will be getting an email from me asking what size Read More...

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What is the Ms-PL? Why do I need one?
18 April 08 10:26 AM | reedme | 0 Comments   

Instead of cribbing the whole text of the Ms-PL and dropping it here, I'll just refer you to the source: Open Source at Microsoft: Licenses: Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL) That hopefully answers the "what" question. The "why" question is a little more Read More...

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Can IT Pros play, too?
08 April 08 02:46 PM | reedme | 0 Comments   

When more than one person whose opinion I respect asks me a "silly" question, I have to reevaluate my assessment of "silly." So... Yes. IT Pros can play, too. It's in the Official Contest Rules ™. I promise. There are no restrictions on the kinds of deliverables Read More...

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Can SQL Heroes around the world play, too?
26 March 08 08:49 AM | reedme | 0 Comments   

Since I've gotten the question more than once, I'll answer it here and then point y'all back to the Official Contest Rules ™. See section 3.0 which is entitled "Can you enter?" The simple answer is: Yes. Unless, of course, you work for Bill (like I do) Read More...

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SQL Heroes 2008 Official Contest Rules
03 March 08 02:59 PM | reedme | 15 Comments   

The official contest rules for the SQL Heroes 2008 Contest. Read More...

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