Team repository: our own GitHub, or a required location/format?

[dan-lee-odinson]

Hi! Our team (Common Horizon, Universal Event, Lunar Landing Site Navigator) has two setup questions:

1. When the hackathon starts, can we host our code in a GitHub repository we create ourselves, or do teams need to use a specific Space Apps repository or follow a required format?
2. Before 9 AM Saturday, may we create empty accounts for tools we'll use (for example, a cloud account with spending limits and a blank task board), as long as no code, data work or project content goes into them until the start?

Thank you!

[FrancesAdiele]

Hello,

1. If you use a library it must be open-source, but if it is something you created you can use it as a reference. When you submit your project, you must list all of the data, resources, and tools that you used in your project. Resources should include any code, text, and images (even if they are open source or freely available) that you used when creating your project. If you are using any copyrighted materials, make sure you have permission and rights to use them. If you registered a new website domain for your project, we recommend that you complete the Web Filter Classification Form (https://www.fortiguard.com/faq/wfratingsubmit). Completing the form will help ensure that it is accessible by all of our judges during their evaluations.
2. We appreciate the enthusiasm of participants, but we ask that teams refrain from starting on their projects until the start of the official November 14-15 hackathon (Saturday, 9am local time of your Local Event; if Universal Event, start time is Saturday, 9am of the Team Owner’s area of residence).

Working ahead of the hackathon can lead to disqualification.

However, before the hackathon starts, you may select a challenge to work on, review the resources, research the topic, and form your team based on the skills you think are needed.

We encourage all participants to utilize the full 2 days (November 14-15) to build their projects - working until the deadline

Hope that's helpful.

[Cam3387]

Hi Dan — and hi, Isabella and Alexandru-Stefan. I'm Cam, from Texas.

Thank you for accepting me onto your team. This is my first team here, and I'm looking forward to working with you all.

— Cam

[dan-lee-odinson]

Hi Cam, good to meet you! Please send me an email at the email address listed in the contact info section on the team page, and we can discuss your role with the team.