Spring Thing 2021 question: Does a Github repo constitute a release?

Competitions Spring Thing
#1

Welcome to 2021 everybody!
My New Years resolution today was to write my first piece of parser IF.

I’m aiming to get it ready to be a submission to Spring Thing 2021.

The situation is this: Spring Thing rules say the game should be finished and tested. I hope to point testers to a public Github repository so they can get the latest code. My worry would be that I would disqualify myself by violating this clause:

Your work is considered unreleased if it has never been available for download at a public URL.

If the README of my public Github repo gives installation and play instructions for my testers, does that also not constitute a release under this definition?

Apologies to @aaronius if this gets to him late :slight_smile:

3 Likes
#2

Hi Tundish, thanks for the interest. Yes, if the work is publicly available anywhere before the festival opens, including a Github repo, it doesn’t qualify for entry. You may be able to get around this issue by making your repo private/invite-only, and using a landing page other than the README of the repo to attract tester interest. This forum has also historically been a good place to look for testers!

3 Likes
#3

Hi Aaron,

OK then, that does present something of a challenge but I’ll proceed accordingly.

Thanks for your prompt reply, and Happy New Year :smiley:

#4

I’m hoping to take part in Spring Thing this year. I was about to submit an intent, and noticed that the link from the main page might not be correct. Intents to enter open should probably point to the Intent page.

#5

Thanks tundish, but this is actually intentional! The link deliberately goes to the “Submit” page first, because I want people to have to have read through the full festival guidelines and rules before they find the link to actually submit their intent to enter. This is why I don’t directly link the Intent page anywhere except at the bottom of the rules.

#6

Righto.

I’m hoping to get to a point this week when I can decide if I’m ready to go or not.