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 <h1>YH4F: Coding is over!</h1>
 
 <p>The second edition of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom, the hacking 
-competition for young Europeans, has just ended. For the last six 
+competition for young Europeans has just ended. For the last six 
 months, the participants have worked on developing their own personal 
 Free Software projects.</p>
 
@@ -25,49 +25,47 @@ edition of <a href="/activities/yh4f/index.html">Youth Hacking 4 Freedom</a>, a
 teenagers to develop their coding skills and win great cash prizes. 
 </p>
 
-<p>This second edition, <a 
+<p>This second edition, <a href="/news/2023/news-20230220-01.html">which started last January</a>, was accompanied by 
-href="/news/2023/news-20230220-01.html">which started last January</a>, 
+a new activity: a monthly meeting where participants had the 
-was accompanied by a new activity: a monthly meeting where participants 
+opportunity to discuss their technical problems and learn some tips 
-had the opportunity to discuss their technical problems and learn some 
+from different Free Software experts. These meetings have also been a 
-tips from different Free Software experts. These meetings have also 
+way to keep in touch during the last months, and a way to support each 
-been a way to keep in touch, and a way to support each other, promoting 
+other, promoting one of the principles of Free Software, the creation 
-one of the principles of Free Software, the creation of community. 
+of community. These open and voluntary meetings allowed those attending 
-These open and voluntary meetings allowed those attending to talk and 
+to talk and connect with each other in smaller groups.</p>
-connect with each other in smaller groups.</p>
 
 <blockquote> <italic>"The monthly meetings provide an opportunity to talk and 
-connect with other participants and have helped form friendships 
+connect with other participants and have helped to form friendships 
 throughout the contest. It has been great to see how well these
-meetings have been received by the participants. And it is a most rewarding experience to be able to help young people 
+meetings have been received by the participants. And it is a really rewarding experience to be able to help young people 
-from all over Europe to find other Free Software enthusiasts!"</italic>, <em> says Bonnie Mehring, YH4F project 
+from all over Europe to meet other Free Software enthusiasts!"</italic>, <em> says Bonnie Mehring, YH4F project 
 manager.</em>
 </blockquote>
 
 
-<p>After six hard working months of coding, it is now the turn of <a 
+<p>After six hard working months of coding, it is now the turn of <a href="/activities/yh4f/jury.html">the 
-href="/activities/yh4f/jury.html">the YH4F jury </a> to evaluate the 
+YH4F jury </a> to evaluate the participants’ 
-participants’ submitted projects. The jury is composed of Free Software 
+submitted projects. The jury is composed by Free Software professionals 
-professionals with different backgrounds and technological skills, who 
+with different background and technological skills, that will review 
-will review the projects within the next weeks taking into 
+the projects within the next weeks taking into consideration different 
-consideration different criteria such as the originality of the idea, 
+criteria such as the originality of the idea, the creativity of the 
-the creativity of the project, and the quality of the code.</p> 
+project or the quality of the code. </p> 
 
-<p>In the first round of voting the jury will decide which of the 
+<p>After the first round of voting the jury will decide which of the 
 submitted projects could be considered for one of the cash prizes. 
-Then, the authors of those projects will be invited to an online 
+Then, the owners of those projects will be invited to an online 
-interview to present them and answer the jury’s questions. Afterwards 
+interview to present it and answer the jury questions. Afterwards the 
-the jury will decide on the prizes.</p>
+jury will decide on the prizes.</p>
 
-<h3>Brussels is awaiting!</h3> 
+<h3>Brussels is awaiting!</h3> <p>In the coming weeks, the winners will 
-<p>The winners will be announced based 
+be announced based on the judges' scores, and prizes will be awarded at 
-on the judges' scores, and prizes will be awarded at the YH4F Awards 
+the YH4F Awards ceremony in Brussels in mid October, to which all 
-ceremony in Brussels in mid-October, to which all participants will be 
+participants will be invited for an all-expenses-paid weekend.</p> 
-invited for an all-expenses-paid weekend.</p> 
 
-<p>Six winners will receive cash prizes ranging from €4,096 to €1,024 
+<p>Six winners will receive cash prizes ranging from €4,096 to €1,024 each, at 
-each, at a ceremony featuring top Free Software speakers.</p>
+a ceremony featuring top Free Software speakers.</p>
 
-<p><strong>Keep up to date on our next news to learn about this year's amazing projects and the winners!</strong></p>
+<p><strong>Keep up to date to our next news to learn about this year amazing projects and the winners!</strong></p>
 
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