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-<h1 id="warning-these-rules-are-tentative">WARNING: These rules are TENTATIVE</h1>
+<h1 id="official-ioccc-rules">Official IOCCC rules</h1>
-<p>One might think of them as a <strong>beta</strong> release for the IOCCC that is
+<p>These rules are <strong>OFFICIAL</strong>.</p>
-about to open.</p>
+<p>Unless some significant problem turns up (such as a need to delay in
-<p><strong>IMPORTANT</strong>: All <strong>tentative</strong> <a href="rules.html">rules</a> and
+when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they will
-<a href="guidelines.html">guidelines</a> are subject to change by the
+remain <strong>OFFICIAL</strong> for this IOCCC.</p>
-<a href="../judges.html">IOCCC judges</a> at any time. See both the <a href="../news.html">IOCCC
-news</a> and the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">IOCCC Mastodon</a>
-feed as <em>sometimes</em> the <a href="../judges.html">IOCCC judges</a> <em>mention</em>
-changes there.</p>
 <p>See our
 FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#feedback">rules, guidelines, tools feedback</a>”
 as well as our
 FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#question">about asking questions</a>”
 about these rules. You might also find the FAQ in general useful, especially the
 FAQ on “<a href="../quick-start.html#enter">how to enter the IOCCC</a>”.</p>
-<h1 id="the-ioccc-is-pending">The IOCCC is pending</h1>
+<p><strong>SUGGESTION</strong>: Watch both the <a href="../news.html">IOCCC news</a> and the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">IOCCC
-<p>While the IOCCC is not open now, there is a tentative opening date for
+Mastodon</a> feed for the latest news about
-the next IOCCC.</p>
+any <em>mentions</em> changes.</p>
-<p>Comments and suggestions on these preliminary rules are welcome.
+<p><strong>HINT to mastodon users</strong>: You may wish to refresh the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc"><span class="citation" data-cites="IOCCC">@IOCCC</span> mastodon
-See the <a href="../faq.html#feedback">FAQ</a> for how to suggest, correct or
+feed</a> page and/or mastodon app from time
-provide feedback about these rules.</p>
+to time to view IOCCC mastodon updates.</p>
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+<h1 id="the-ioccc-open-for-submissions">The IOCCC open for submissions</h1>
+<p>See “<a href="../quick-start.html#enter">FAQ - How may I enter the IOCCC</a>”
+for information on how to register for the IOCCC, how to create a proper
+bzip2 compressed tarball of your submission, and how to upload your
+bzip2 compressed tarball to the IOCCC submit server.</p>
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 <h1 id="th-international-obfuscated-c-code-contest-official-rules">29th International Obfuscated C Code Contest Official Rules</h1>
 <p>Copyright (c) 2025 Leonid A. Broukhis and Landon Curt Noll.</p>

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-# WARNING: These rules are TENTATIVE
+# Official IOCCC rules
 
-One might think of them as a **beta** release for the IOCCC that is
+These rules are **OFFICIAL**.
-about to open.
 
-**IMPORTANT**: All **tentative** [rules](rules.html) and
+Unless some significant problem turns up (such as a need to delay in
-[guidelines](guidelines.html) are subject to change by the
+when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they will
-[IOCCC judges](../judges.html) at any time.  See both the [IOCCC
+remain **OFFICIAL** for this IOCCC.
-news](../news.html) and the [IOCCC Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc)
-feed as _sometimes_ the [IOCCC judges](../judges.html) _mention_
-changes there.
 
 See our
 FAQ on "[rules, guidelines, tools feedback](../faq.html#feedback)"
@@ -19,17 +15,23 @@ FAQ on "[about asking questions](../faq.html#question)"
 about these rules. You might also find the FAQ in general useful, especially the
 FAQ on "[how to enter the IOCCC](../quick-start.html#enter)".
 
+**SUGGESTION**: Watch both the [IOCCC news](../news.html) and the [IOCCC
+Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed for the latest news about
+any _mentions_ changes.
 
-# The IOCCC is pending
+**HINT to mastodon users**: You may wish to refresh the [@IOCCC mastodon
+feed](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) page and/or mastodon app from time
+to time to view IOCCC mastodon updates.
 
-While the IOCCC is not open now, there is a tentative opening date for
-the next IOCCC.
 
-Comments and suggestions on these preliminary rules are welcome.
+# The IOCCC open for submissions
-See the [FAQ](../faq.html#feedback) for how to suggest, correct or
-provide feedback about these rules.
 
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+See "[FAQ - How may I enter the IOCCC](../quick-start.html#enter)"
+for information on how to register for the IOCCC, how to create a proper
+bzip2 compressed tarball of your submission, and how to upload your
+bzip2 compressed tarball to the IOCCC submit server.
+
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 # 29th International Obfuscated C Code Contest Official Rules

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-<h1 id="the-ioccc-is-pending">The IOCCC is pending</h1>
+<h1 id="the-ioccc-is-open-for-submissions">The IOCCC is open for submissions</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> page for possible updates to rules, guidelines, tools and deadlines.</p>
-<p>See the <a href="news.html">IOCCC news</a> for details including the tentative scheduled opening date.</p>
+<p>See <a href="quick-start.html#enter">How to enter the IOCCC</a> FAQ for additional information.</p>
-<p>A preliminary <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC rules</a>, preliminary <a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC guidelines</a>,
+<p><strong>IMPORTANT</strong>: If you viewed the preliminary rules, guidelines, and tools while the IOCCC status
-and preliminary <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a> have been posted.</p>
+was pending, be sure to review the official <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC rules</a>,
-<p>Comments and suggestions on these preliminary items are welcome.
+<a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC guidelines</a>, and <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a>
-See <a href="faq.html#feedback">how to provide feedback on rules, guidelines, and mkiocccentry toolkit</a>.</p>
+for any changes that may have been recently made before submitting to the IOCCC.</p>
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 <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;
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     "news_update" : "2025-12-01T05:55:54+00:00",
-    "status_update" : "2025-12-03T02:45:37+00:00"
+    "status_update" : "2025-12-15T20:00:04+00:00"
 }