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<title>YH4F Frequently Asked Questions</title>
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<p id="category"><a href="/activities/yh4f/index.html">Youth Hacking 4 Freedom</a></p>
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<h1>Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
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<div id="introduction">
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<p>
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If you have any questions on the Youth Hacking 4 Freedom you can
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always reach us with an email to contact [at] fsfe [dot] org. We
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will be happy to hear from you! However, We have already answered
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some questions below that might be helpful.
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</p>
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</div>
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<h2 id="when-and-where-does-yh4f-take-place-">When and where does YH4F take place?</h2>
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<p><strong>Step 1.</strong> Registration</p>
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<p>
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If you are interested to participate, please make sure to <a
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href="/activities/yh4f/">register until Sunday, 31 October
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2021</a>. Our online Opening Day takes place on Sunday, 10
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October 17:00 CET.
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</p>
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<p><strong>Step 2.</strong> Coding phase</p>
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<p>
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From Monday 1 November 2021 to Thursday 31 March 2022, the
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participants have five months to come up with an idea for their
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Free Software program and write it.
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</p>
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<p><strong>Step 3.</strong> Evaluation</p>
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<p>
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In April, the jury members evaluate the submitted programs.
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Afterwards, the winners are announced and invited to
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Brussels.
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</p>
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<p><strong>Step 4.</strong> Award Ceremony</p>
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<p>
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In June 2022, the winners receive their awards in Brussels and
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join social activities.
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</p>
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<p>
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The competition welcomes participants from all over Europe,
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therefore it takes place remotely. The award ceremony for the
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winners takes place in Brussels/Belgium.
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</p>
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<h2 id="1-registration">1. Registration</h2>
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<h3 id="i-do-not-have-an-idea-for-a-software-project-yet-can-i-register-">I do not have an idea for a software project yet. Can I register?</h3>
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<p>
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Yes, only personal information is required for the registration.
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You can start organising your project after the start of the
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coding phase.
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</p>
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<h3 id="i-am-a-beginner-in-programming-should-i-participate-">I am a beginner in programming. Should I participate?</h3>
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<p>
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Yes, we would like to encourage you to participate despite being
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a beginner. Aim to have a program at the end of the coding phase
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that is simple and completed. Creating a simple program at your
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age is a major achievement. Everyone who submits a complete
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program gets a participation certificate.
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</p>
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<h3 id="isn-t-hacking-illegal-">Isn’t hacking illegal?</h3>
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<p>
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Hacking is a word that is often misunderstood. It is not about
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breaking illegally into systems of other people. Instead, hacking
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means that you think around the corner and make things with
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computers that are innovative, meaningful, interesting or just
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fun. It is about taking control over your technology and use it
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freely for your ideas.
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</p>
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<h3 id="will-i-fit-in-">Will I fit in?</h3>
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<p>
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Yes, we are welcoming everyone in Youth Hacking 4 Freedom.
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Technology has to be inclusive so that it addresses all peoples’
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needs. The competition is open to people from 40 countries, and
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welcomes people of all cultural backgrounds and all genders. Your
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interest in technology is all that is needed for you to fit it
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perfectly.
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</p>
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<h3 id="should-i-come-to-the-opening-day-">Should I come to the Opening Event?</h3>
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<p>
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During the Opening Event of Youth Hacking 4 Freedom we will go
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through basic information that you need to know about the
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competition: What is Free Software? What will happen the next
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months in the competition? If there is something about this
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competition that is unclear to you, you can ask us. We will
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answer all your questions during the Opening Event. Also, it is a
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nice opportunity to welcome everyone on board. If you are not
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sure if you want to compete, you can still register to join the
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Opening Event to learn more and make up your mind. It is not
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possible to join the Opening Event without registering the
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competition, but there is no problem if you register and then let
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us know whether you would like to proceed.
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</p>
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<h2 id="2-coding-phase">2. Coding phase</h2>
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<h3 id="what-happens-during-the-coding-phase-">What happens during the coding phase?</h3>
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<p>
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From the 1st of November, it is time to start developing your
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program. During the coding period you will be invited to an
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online group meeting. There you will have the chance to present
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what you have done so far and briefly follow what the other
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participants are working on. This is a good time for everyone to
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share ideas and advice that might help others.
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</p>
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<h3 id="can-i-collaborate-with-others-">Can I collaborate with others?</h3>
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<p>
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Collaboration is an intrinsic value of Free Software. You can
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exchange ideas and collaborate with others, and at the same time
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you should have a clear understanding of the program you
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submit.
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</p>
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<h3 id="can-i-chat-with-other-participants-">Can I chat with other participants?</h3>
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<p>
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There is an online meetup accompanying the competition, where you
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can hang out with other participants, or with some luck find experts
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that might give you a hint when you get stuck with your project. It
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uses <a href="https://matrix.org">Matrix</a>, a a Free Software
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communication platform. If you host your competition project on <a
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href="https://edugit.org">EduGit</a>, you can immediately view and
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join the <a
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href="https://chat.edugit.org/#/room/#yh4f:edugit.org">YH4F
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Space</a>. If you have another Matrix account, just point your
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client at the <code>#yh4f:edugit.org</code> space. Please remember
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that we can not guarantee that someone will be able to help you
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here, we encourage you to also seek help from local communities and
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people you trust. Also, providing solutions to coding problems in
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the online meetup is forbidden.
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</p>
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<h3 id="what-type-of-software-should-i-make-">What type of software should I make?</h3>
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<p>
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Think of a simple program that you wish it existed but you have
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not found it. Its aim can be artistic, or it can be practical. It
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can address an everyday problem you have, or it can be just fun.
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Everything is welcome and we look forward to seeing your ideas.
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Of course, it should be <a
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href="/freesoftware/freesoftware.html">Free Software</a>, so that
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others can use, study, share, and improve the code in the
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future.
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</p>
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<h3 id="can-i-make-contributions-to-other-software-projects-">Can I make contributions to other software projects?</h3>
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<p>
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Yes. You can modify and combine existing programs, contribute to
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an existing project, or close an issue in the git. If you decide
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to do so, you should clearly indicate what exactly your
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contribution was, and what was done by others.
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</p>
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<h3 id="can-my-program-make-use-of-hardware-">Can my program make use of hardware?</h3>
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<p>
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Yes, it is fine if your program involves hardware, but it is
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important that we and the jury members are in a position to see
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how your program works without accessing the hardware. We should
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be able to run your program on standard Free Software operating
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systems. If there is hardware involved, please keep in mind that
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the jury members cannot access it. Please document the software
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project in a way that the jury members can fully see the result
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and evaluate it. Share your code and consider additional ways of
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showing how your program works, such as a video. Please upload
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all the necessary files to your repository.
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</p>
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<h3 id="where-can-i-host-my-repository-">Where can I host my repository?</h3>
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<p>
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You are free to use a solution that is the most convenient to
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you. We would not like to limit your options and require a
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certain hosting, as we are in favour of decentralisation. We
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strongly encourage you to choose a platform which does not
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exclude anyone based on their age or other factors in their
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terms of use, privacy policy, or related documents. If you are
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unsure, we can recommend using <a
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href="https://edugit.org">EduGit repository</a>. EduGit is a free
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Git hosting service designed for use in education, in particular
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involving children and adolescents in free software development
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and in lessons. It is set up for your age group, abiding by legal
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obligations that often other repository providers do not
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consider. To use it, you will be asked to create a Teckids
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account. Teckids is a youth organisation based in Germany which
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focuses on participation of adolescents in free open-source
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software.
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</p>
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<h3 id="how-much-time-should-i-invest-">How much time should I invest?</h3>
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<p>
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It is up to you to choose how much time you want to invest in
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your project. You do not have to spend all the coding phase to
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your project. We know you are busy with school and possibly other
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activities too. You can be flexible with your schedule and plan
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it as you wish. We are glad to offer you plenty of time so that
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you can expand your program as much as possible and learn by
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doing.
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</p>
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<h3 id="i-run-into-a-problem-in-programming-can-i-ask-the-fsfe-for-help-">I run into a problem in programming. Can I ask the FSFE for help?</h3>
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<p>
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If you run into problems in project, we would encourage you to
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seek for help from a person you trust, or from an online tech
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community. There are plenty of coding meetups where you can get
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specific advice online and offline, and learn by following the work of
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others. We cannot provide solutions or hints, but you are welcome
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to get advice from people who can help you.
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</p>
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<h2 id="3-evaluation">3. Evaluation</h2>
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<h3 id="how-will-i-present-my-idea-">How will I present my idea?</h3>
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<p>
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You will upload your program and the <a
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href="/activities/yh4f/jury.html">jury members</a> will
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evaluate it. Then, you will be invited to present the
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software yourself to the jury members, and share a few words
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about yourself. How did you come up with your idea? It would be
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good if you explain the program step by step and show to a jury
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member what it does. Then, one member of the jury will ask you
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some practical questions. For example: ‘Why did you use this path
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instead of another?’ That is because we would like to understand
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your thinking and how you came up with your solution. There is
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not necessarily one right or wrong answer here. Feel free to
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share which problems you faced and how you overcame them. The
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jury members will take into account the age of the participants
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too.
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</p>
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<h2 id="4-award-ceremony">4. Award Ceremony</h2>
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<h3 id="who-is-joining-the-award-ceremony-">Who is joining the Award Ceremony?</h3>
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<p>
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The Youth Hacking 4 Freedom will invite six winners of the
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competition to Brussels. If you won the competition and you are
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under 18 we would like to invite a parent of yours, so that you
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will not travel alone. We will cover the travel and
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accommodation costs for you and one of your parents. In Brussels,
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you will meet other winners and members of the FSFE team.
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</p>
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<h3 id="can-i-come-to-the-award-ceremony-if-i-have-not-won-the-competition-">Can I come to the Award Ceremony if I have not won the competition?</h3>
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<p>
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If you have submitted a complete project but did not win the
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competition you are welcome to join the award ceremony if you
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decide to do so. Just let us know in advance. We will be glad to
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meet you.
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</p>
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<h3 id="what-am-i-going-to-do-in-brussels-">What am I going to do in Brussels?</h3>
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<p>
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You will spend two days in Brussels, staying in a nice hotel. The
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FSFE staff will help you get to the venue where the Award
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Ceremony takes place. The event will have top speakers in the
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field of Free Software and it will be a time of celebration. You
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made it! Your hard work paid off and you will receive your award.
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You will get to know other winners, FSFE staff members, and guest
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speakers. We will have an educative tour in Brussels, visit the
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EU Parliament, and enjoy the best spots of this beautiful city.
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Meanwhile, you will be spending time with other like-minded Free
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Software hackers.
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</p>
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<p><strong>
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For any other question on the Youth Hacking 4 Freedom competition
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please send us an email to: contact [at] fsfe [dot] org. Or, join
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our Opening Day and ask us directly. We are here to help
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you!</strong>
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