As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, Bare Bones Software Inc. has opened its 10th Anniversary Essay Contest to entries. The winner gets a BBEdit Anthology, 10th Anniversary T-Shirt, and BBEdit Polo Shirt.
Written in English, essay entries must be no longer than 1,000 words and will be judged on creativity. The subject of the essay is “How you have used BBEdit to change the world.” The entry deadline is 5PM EST on June 9, 2003. Bare Bones Software will announce the winner of the contest on its Web site, along with the winning entry, on June 23, 2003.
Bare Bones Software kicked off its 10th anniversary celebration last week with a 10 percent discount on any direct orders placed through the end of June. Bare Bones was founded in 1993 as a Mac-only software company. Its catalog includes BBEdit, TextWrangler, Mailsmith and Super Get Info.