set IOCCC state to open

status.html

@@ -453,20 +453,20 @@
 
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-<h1 id="the-ioccc-is-pending">The IOCCC is pending</h1>
-<p>While the IOCCC is not open now, there is a tentative opening date for the next IOCCC.</p>
-<p>See the <a href="news.html">IOCCC news</a> for details including the tentative scheduled opening date.</p>
-<p>A preliminary <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC rules</a>, preliminary <a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC guidelines</a>,
-and preliminary <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a> have been posted.</p>
-<p>Comments and suggestions on these preliminary items are welcome.
-See <a href="faq.html#feedback">how to provide feedback on rules, guidelines, and mkiocccentry toolkit</a>.</p>
+<h1 id="the-ioccc-is-open-for-submissions">The IOCCC is open for submissions</h1>
+<p>See the <a href="news.html">IOCCC news</a> page for possible updates to rules, guidelines, tools and deadlines.</p>
+<p>See <a href="quick-start.html#enter">How to enter the IOCCC</a> FAQ for additional information.</p>
+<p><strong>IMPORTANT</strong>: If you viewed the preliminary rules, guidelines, and tools while the IOCCC status
+was pending, be sure to review the official <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC rules</a>,
+<a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC guidelines</a>, and <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a>
+for any changes that may have been recently made before submitting to the IOCCC.</p>
 <h1 id="status.json">status.json</h1>
 <pre><code>    {
         &quot;no_comment&quot; : &quot;mandatory comment: because comments were removed from the original JSON spec&quot;,
         &quot;IOCCC_status_version&quot; : &quot;1.0 2024-03-09&quot;,
-        &quot;contest_status&quot; : &quot;pending&quot;,
+        &quot;contest_status&quot; : &quot;open&quot;,
         &quot;news_update&quot; : &quot;2025-12-01T05:55:54+00:00&quot;,
-        &quot;status_update&quot; : &quot;2025-12-03T02:45:37+00:00&quot;
+        &quot;status_update&quot; : &quot;2025-12-15T20:00:04+00:00&quot;
     }</code></pre>
 
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