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Let's face it: developing open source software is a thankless and usually profit-free endeavor. While self-congratulatory award shows for actors and TV programs aren't that big a deal to most people, open source award programs are often all the recognition some community members get.
On the heels of the recently concluded SourceForge Community Choice Awards comes the announcement of the 2009 Open Source CMS Awards sponsored by technology book publisher Packt Publishing. Winners and runners-up from each of the five categories will win from $500 - $4,000 and take home a share of prize money totaling $24,000. Six 8 GB iPods will also be awarded at random to individuals who have visited the Packt's Web site to nominate their favorite projects.
Categories this year include:
Best Overall Open Source CMS
Most Promising Open Source CMS
Best PHP Open Source CMS
Best Other Open Source CMS
Open Source MVPs
Packt has also included a new category this year, Hall of Fame, designed to keep the same popular projects from winning every year. Joomla! and Drupal will compete against each other for the title this year and the winner of this year's Overall Award will join the Hall of Fame competition next year.
Shaun Walker, Co-founder and Chief Architect of DotNetNuke, told CMSCritic.com, "Awards such as this are vital for vibrant, thriving open source communities as they encourage passionate developers to innovate and create new boundaries."
Nominations close on September 11, 2009 so move fast if you want to give a shout-out to your favorite CMS and a shot at winning an iPod. Once underway, voting will only be open until the end of October and winners will be announced on November 9, 2009.
