Orchard in the Cloud Contest[Updated]
What is this contest about?
We are looking out for the best Orchard on the Windows Azure platform, literally. Orchard CMS is a free, open source content management system that allows users to rapidly create web sites on the Microsoft ASP.NET platform. It is built on a flexible extensibility framework that enables developers and customizers to provide additional functionality through extensions and themes.
What attractive prizes do I stand to win?
We will be picking the best Orchard on a weekly basis during the duration of this contest. The best Orchards stand to win the following:
Contest Prize |
|
Round 1 |
1 Arc Touch Mouse + |
Round 2 |
1 Arc Touch Mouse + 1 Wireless Xbox Controller |
Round 3 |
1 Arc Touch Mouse + 1 Crumpler Bag |
Round 4 |
1 Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 + 1 Wireless Xbox Controller |
Round 5 |
USB 3.0 1TB HDD |
And everyone who enters will also receive a RM10 RM20 Starbucks Gift Voucher*!
[Updated] Due to unavailability of some of the products above, we have made changes to the contest prizes.
HOW TO: Orchard CMS on Windows Azure[Updated]
Pre-requisite: Get your free Windows Azure Pass. (Step-by-step guide here)
Step 1: Try it locally to familiarize with Orchard
This step is optional but it is a common development practice to install the web application locally before deploying on Windows Azure platform.
a) Install Orchard CMS by clicking Install at the Windows Web App Gallery.
b) Use your creative imagination and innovation to customize your Orchard website to the best-looking Orchard site. Do take note that any customization that you perform on Orchard CMS on your PC will only appear locally, and not on Windows Azure. Consider this step as getting familiar with Orchard CMS. You will have to repeat your customization on the Orchard CMS deployed on Windows Azure in Step 2.
Once you’re familiar and ready, go to Step 2 to deploy a new Orchard CMS which works on Windows Azure.
Step 2: Deploy a new Orchard on Windows Azure
a) Download the Orchard for Windows Azure files here.
b) Follow the tutorial from here. Start from “Unzip the AzurePackage.zip file and edit the ServiceConfiguration.cscfg file. This file contains a sample configuration.” as you already have the built package.
c) Use your creative imagination and innovation to customize your Orchard website to the best-looking Orchard site.
Once done. Head over to Step 3 to get a chance to win a cool prize!
Step 3: Submit the application to us
a)Log on to MSDN Malaysia Facebook page at https://on.fb.me/msdn-my and click ‘LIKE’ on the page.
b): Post your customized Orchard CMS website URL (e.g. https://yourappname.cloudapp.net) on our wall.
c): To help us to contact you to redeem your prize (s), please send us your personal detail [Name, IC No., Phone No., Email address] to mymsdn@live.com.my with Subject line “Orchard in the Cloud Entry”.
*Subject to change
Full terms & conditions coming up next… [updated]
Terms and Conditions for “Orchard in the Cloud” Contest
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE “TERMS AND CONDITIONS”) BEFORE ORCHARD IN THE CLOUD CONTEST. THIS IS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTICIPANTS AND MICROSOFT (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD (“MICROSOFT”) ESTABLISHING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED TO PARTICIPATE IN ORCHARD IN THE CLOUD CONTEST (“CONTEST”). BY ENTERING THIS ORCHARD IN THE CLOUD CONTEST, THE PARTICIPANTS CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY, THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
1. Organiser
1.1. This Contest is organised by Microsoft (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (“Microsoft”).
2. Contest Period
2.1. This Contest starts on 9th May 2011 and ends at 11:59 PM [GMT +8:00] on 15th June 2011(“Entry Period”).
2.2. The Entry Period consists of the five (5) Rounds described as follows:
· Round 1: Starting 9th May 2011 and ends at 11:59PM (GMT +8) 17th May 2011
· Round 2: Starting 18th May 2011 and ends at 11:59PM (GMT +8) 24th May 2011
· Round 3: Starting 25th May 2011 and ends at 11:59PM (GMT +8) 31st May 2011
· Round 4: Starting 1st June 2011 and ends at 11:59PM (GMT +8) 7th June 2011
· Round 5: Starting 8th June 2011 and ends at 11:59PM (GMT +8) 15th June 2011
2.3. All required entry materials must be received within the designated Round in order to be eligible for judging.
2.4. One (1) winner will be selected in each Round.
2.5. Winners will be announce on the following dates:
· Round 1: 19th May 2011
· Round 2: 26th May 2011
· Round 3: 2nd June 2011
· Round 4: 7th June 2011
· Round 5: 15th June 2011
3. Eligibility
3.1. General Eligibility Requirements
a. All residents of Malaysia are eligible to participate in the Contest.
b. If you are a minor, you must obtain the appropriate permissions and releases from your parent or legal guardian in order to participate in the Contest.
3.2. Not eligible: The following are not eligible to participate in the Contest:
a. Employees of Microsoft and its related corporations and their immediate family members.
b. Employees of any party which is directly involved in organizing, promoting or conducting the Contest.
c. Employees of external auditors who are directly involved in the Contest.
3.3. Special Eligibility Requirements
a. You must be under the list of “People who like MSDN Malaysia” on MSDN Malaysia Facebook page https://on.fb.me/msdn-my.
b. Your customized Orchard CMS (regardless of which version) must be deployed on Windows Azure Platform.
c. Prize winner of a single Round is not eligible to participate for the subsequent round.
4. Contest Specifics
4.1. Contest Mechanics [Updated]
Pre-requisite: Get a FREE Windows Azure Platform 30 Days pass at https://bit.ly/myazurepass
Step 1: Try it locally to familiarize with Orchard
a) Download Web Platform Installer on Windows Web App Gallery.
b) Use your creative imagination and innovation to customize your Orchard website to the best-looking Orchard site.
Do take note that any customization that you perform on Orchard CMS on your PC will only appear locally, and not on Windows Azure.
Consider this step as getting familiar with Orchard CMS. You will have to repeat your customization on the Orchard CMS deployed on Windows Azure in Step
Once you’re familiar and ready, go to Step 2 to deploy a new Orchard which works on Windows Azure.
Step 2: Deploy a new Orchard on Windows Azure
a) Download the Orchard for Windows Azure files here.
b) Follow the tutorial from here. Start from “Unzip the AzurePackage.zip file and edit the ServiceConfiguration.cscfg file.
c) Use your creative imagination and innovation to customize your Orchard website to the best-looking Orchard site.
Once done. Head to Step 3 to get a chance to win a cool prize!
Step 3: Submit the application to us
a)Log on to MSDN Malaysia Facebook page at https://on.fb.me/msdn-my and click ‘LIKE’ on the page.
b)Post your customized Orchard CMS website URL (e.g. https://yourappname.cloudapp.net) on our wall.
c)To help us to contact you to redeem your prize (s), please send us your personal detail [Name, IC No., Phone No., Email address] to mymsdn@live.com.my with Subject line “Orchard in the Cloud Entry”.
4.2. Are multiple submissions allowed?
a. Each Participant is allowed to submit only one (1) entry submission for each round.
b. However, each Participant is allowed to participate in more than one (1) Round for this Contest.
c. No repeated entry submission is allowed. Therefore, entry that has been submitted in other Round or Contest is not eligible for submission.
4.3. Contest Prizes[Updated]
a. Each Round, all eligible Participants will receive a RM20 Starbucks Gift Certificates.
b. In addition, each Round, one (1) selected winner will receive the following prizes:
Contest Prize |
|
Round 1 |
1 Arc Touch Mouse + |
Round 2 |
1 Arc Touch Mouse + 1 Wireless Xbox Controller |
Round 3 |
1 Arc Touch Mouse + 1 Crumpler Bag |
Round 4 |
1 Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 + 1 Wireless Xbox Controller |
Round 5 |
USB 3.0 1TB HDD |
c. Limited to one (1) set of winning prize per person overall.
5. How prize winners will be selected or notified
5.1. Participants will be judged base on the most creative entry submission.
5.2. Prize winners will be notified by phone and/or email.
5.3. Microsoft reserves the right to select next eligible prize winner if the original prize winner is subsequently disqualified from the Contest.
6. Claiming a prize.
6.1. Prizes will are to be collected on a pick-up basis only by the prize winner from the agency appointed by Microsoft. Any prize which remains unclaimed 2 months after the prize winners have been announced will be considered forfeited by the winners.
6.2. The prize winners (or in the case of a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) will be required to sign and return a Declaration and Release Form which, among other things, releases the sponsor of the prize, its respective subsidiaries and associated companies, agents, including advertising and promotional agencies, from all liability relating to the Contest and acceptance and/or use of the prize and confirms his/her compliance with the terms and conditions applicable to the prize.
7. Entry Forms
7.1. Microsoft is not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any Contest-related materials or for registrations that are lost or misdirected, fail to enter into the processing system, or are processed, reported, or transmitted late or incorrectly or are lost for any reason including electronic, computer, telephone, paper transfer, mail system, human or other error; including inability to access any website associated with the Contest. Proof of online submission shall not constitute proof of receipt by Microsoft.
7.2. In the event that any information provided on an entry form is found to be misleading or inaccurate, that entry shall be deemed invalid.
8. Goods as prizes
8.1. Where the prizes under the Contest are items/goods, these shall be subject to availability and may not be substituted for cash. Microsoft reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equivalent monetary value, without prior notice.
8.2. In the event prizes involve manufactured items, these shall be subject to the manufacturer's terms and conditions for warranty, service and maintenance, and Microsoft does not accept any responsibility for the same. In particular, prizes are provided by Microsoft "AS IS" without warranties of any kind, including warranties of merchantability, non-infringement of intellectual property, or fitness for any particular purpose.
9. Taxes, etc.
9.1. Taxes and other levies imposed by any relevant applicable government or tax authority, as well as other costs including, insurance and incidental costs, that may be levied or incurred on the prizes shall be fully borne by the Participants.
10. Submission fitness for publication
10.1. By entering the Contest, Participants expressly agree that the (“Submission”) does not contain any image or content that is unlawful, libellous, slanderous, defamatory or invasive of another person's right of privacy or right of publicity, or that Microsoft may reasonably deem harmful, vulgar, obscene, derogatory, pornographic, abusive, harassing, threatening, hateful, objectionable with respect to race, religion, creed, national origin or gender, or otherwise unfit for publication. Microsoft shall not be liable in any way for any Submission. Microsoft shall have no obligation to monitor Submissions provided by Participants to Microsoft, but may do so at its discretion. Any Submission that, in the sole discretion of Microsoft, is considered inappropriate or unsuitable for publication will be deemed ineligible by Microsoft, and Microsoft may, in their sole discretion, remove a Submission from the Contest.
11. Representations and warranties relating to Submissions
11.1. The Participant represents and warrants to Microsoft that (i) the Participant is the sole and exclusive owner of his or her Submission, or the Participant has all right and authority to grant the rights in his or her Submission to Microsoft, its affiliates and/or its agents and contractors; (ii) if the Participant’s Submission contains a photograph or a video, he or she has obtained any and all releases necessary from all persons depicted in the photograph or video, including, without limitation, releases in the context of rights of privacy and rights of publicity; and (iii) in the event a person depicted in the photograph or video is under the age of 18 years, the Participant has obtained all appropriate permissions and releases from the parent or legal guardian of the person in question, to submit the Submission for the Contest.
12. Promotional Activities
12.1. Except where prohibited by law, by entering the Contest, the Participant consents to the use of his or her name, photo and/or likeness, biographical information, winning entry and statements attributed to the Participant (if true) for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation or notice to him or her.
13. Microsoft’s rights in Submission
13.1. Microsoft will not return any Submission submitted for the Contest and your Submission shall become the property of Microsoft. By participating in the Contest, the Participant hereby grants to Microsoft and/or its affiliates a non-exclusive, fully transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid up right and license to adapt, edit, modify, publish, promote, reproduce, distribute, publicly display his or her Submission and make derivative works based on the Participant’s Submission in any and all media, including any compilation, as Microsoft and/or its affiliates see fit for any reason, to identify the Participant as the author of the Submission and to authorize others to do any of the above without any obligation to notify or further compensate the Participant.
13.2. Without limitation to the generality of the above provisions, Microsoft and/or any of its affiliates shall have an exclusive right to publish and use any winning Submissions in print and/or electronic form for advertising and promotion of Microsoft’s products, for exhibition, and for both commercial and non-commercial products and publications, including without limitation, using, downloading, adapting, reformatting, editing and/or resizing the winning Submissions as may be necessary and to authorize others to do any of the above without any obligation to notify or further compensate the prizewinner(s).
14. Limitation of Liability & Indemnity
14.1. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Microsoft and its parent company, affiliates, related corporations, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any damage, loss, death or personal injury that may occur as a consequence of any Participant’s participation in this Contest. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Participants undertake to indemnify and keep Microsoft and its parent company, affiliates, related corporations, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents harmless and indemnified against any loss, damage, claims, costs and expenses which may be incurred or suffered by any or each of them due to the Participants’ breach of any of these terms and conditions, or arising from their participation in this Contest.
15. Privacy
15.1. The information submitted by a Participant during the registration process or when participating in this Contest may include the Participant’s email address, ID number and other personal information (“Personal Information”). Except provided elsewhere in these terms and conditions, the Personal Information will only be used by Microsoft in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations and Microsoft’s privacy policy referred to below, for the purposes of administering the Participant’s participation in the Contest. For more details on Microsoft's privacy policy, please see: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx.
16. No warranties
16.1. Microsoft and any agents or contractors (if any) that it may use in the execution and management of this Contest do not warrant or represent (either directly or indirectly):
a. that participation in and/or access to the whole or part(s) of the Contest, Contest materials, contents, information and/or functions contained therein will be provided uninterrupted, timely, secure and error-free; or
b. that no computer viruses shall be transmitted or that no damage shall occur to any Participant's computer system as a result of any online activity of the Contest, if any.
16.2. Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the Internet is done at the Participant’s own discretion and risk and the Participant will be solely responsible for any damage to the Participant’s computer system or loss of data resulting from such download.
16.3. Microsoft does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use, validity, accuracy, or reliability of, or the results of the use of, or otherwise in respect of the materials on this site or any sites linked to this site.
17. No use of unlicensed software
17.1. The Participant declares and warrants to Microsoft that in participating in the Contest, the Participant shall not use any unauthorised or unlicensed software. Participants found doing so shall be disqualified from the Contest.
18. Microsoft’s IP rights not affected
18.1. Nothing in the Contest shall affect any intellectual property rights of Microsoft in any product or service, which may be the subject matter of the Contest.
19. No cheating
19.1. The Participants acknowledge and agree that no form of cheating will be tolerated. Any persons found cheating, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Microsoft, will immediately be disqualified from the Contest. Cheating includes, but is not limited to, using multiple identification numbers, tampering with, hacking of the Contest site, participating in the Contest without meeting the eligibility requirements, using any automated software or device to gain an advantage during the Contest, use of the Contest beyond the defined rules of the Contest, attempting to disable or overwhelm any of Microsoft's websites or the Contest Site, attempting to disrupt any portion of the Contest, including but not limited to, allowing somebody else to use the Personal Information, or tampering with the entry process. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY OF MICROSOFT'S WEBSITES OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS; AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, MICROSOFT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
20. No waiver & Modification of terms and conditions
20.1. Microsoft's failure to enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not constitute a waiver of that or of any other provision.
20.2. To the maximum permitted by law, Microsoft has the right to modify these terms and conditions contained herein and, or, withdraw or terminate the Contest at any stage without any liability towards anyone.
21. Microsoft decision final and binding
21.1. In the event of any dispute arising from this Contest or relating to the interpretation of these terms and conditions, the decision of Microsoft on all matters pertaining to the Contest shall be final and binding on all parties.
22. Laws
22.1. This Contest shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Malaysia.
23. Severability
23.1. Each of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. If a court holds any provision of these Terms and Conditions to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the rest of these Terms and Conditions will remain in effect and these Terms and Conditions will be amended to give effect to the eliminated provision to the maximum extent possible.