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@@ -431,14 +431,36 @@ major events such as the opening of a new IOCCC, or who won.</p>
<p>See the
FAQ on “<a href="faq.html#try_mastodon">Mastodon</a>”
for more information on Mastodon.</p>
<h3 id="ioccc-discord-community">IOCCC Discord Community</h3>
<p>We invite you to join the <strong>IOCCC Discord Community</strong> via this link: <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw</a></p>
<h1 id="news">News</h1>
<h2 id="section">2025-02-28</h2>
<h2 id="section">2025-03-05</h2>
<p>The <a href="faq.html#ioccc_start">40th anniversary of the IOCCC</a>, <strong>IOCCC28</strong>, will be <strong>open</strong> for
submissions from <strong>2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC</strong> to <strong>2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC</strong>.</p>
<p>Version <strong>28.30 2025-03-03</strong> of the <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC28 rules</a>,
version <strong>28.44 2025-03-04</strong> of the <a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC28 guidelines</a>, and
version <strong>2.4.2 2025-03-02</strong> of the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a>,
are now <a href="next/index.html">official</a>.</p>
<p>See the <a href="quick-start.html#enter">IOCCC quick start guide</a> for how to enter, and
the <a href="faq.html#mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry repo FAQ</a> for
information on the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a>. abd
the <a href="faq.html">IOCCC FAQ</a> for general information on the <a href="index.html">IOCCC</a>.</p>
<p>In order to <a href="next/submit.html">submit to the IOCCC28</a> you must be
<a href="next/register.html">registered for the IOCCC28</a>. <strong>DO NOT</strong> wait until the last minute
to register as the process can take a bit of time to complete!</p>
<p>Those who registered while the contest was <strong>pending</strong>
should have received their <a href="https://submit.ioccc.org">IOCCC submit server</a>
and initial password by email. If you cannot find that email, contact the
<a href="contact.html#if-you-really-need-to-send-email-the-ioccc-judges">IOCCC Judges by email</a>
for help. We have given early registrants extra time (until <strong>2025 Mar 12 UTC</strong>), to login
and change their initial password.</p>
<h2 id="section-1">2025-02-28</h2>
<p>We have reached our <strong>code freeze</strong> milestone for the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry repo</a> and released a new version of the <a href="faq.html#mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a>!</p>
<p>Final testing is going well. We remain on track to open the <strong>IOCCC28</strong> on <strong>2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC</strong>.</p>
<p>In a few days, those <a href="https://www.ioccc.org/next/register.html">registered for IOCCC28</a> will receive email with their username and initial password to <a href="https://submit.ioccc.org">submit their code</a>.</p>
<p>We encourage those who wish to enter the <strong>IOCCC28</strong> to <a href="https://www.ioccc.org/next/register.html">registered for IOCCC28</a> today.</p>
<p>Consider joining the IOCCC discord community via this link: <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw</a></p>
<h2 id="section-1">2025-02-12</h2>
<h2 id="section-2">2025-02-12</h2>
<p>We have discovered an issue that needs to be resolved, followed by more testing
after the code freeze. We also want to improve the <a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC28 guidelines</a>,
and to simplify the write-up of the <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC28 rules</a>.</p>
@@ -446,7 +468,7 @@ and to simplify the write-up of the <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC28 rules</a>.
on <strong>2024-12-29 23:58:13.213455 UTC</strong>, is now scheduled to be <strong>open</strong>
from <strong>2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC</strong> to <strong>2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC</strong>.
We apologize for this delay.</p>
<h2 id="section-2">2025-01-28</h2>
<h2 id="section-3">2025-01-28</h2>
<p><strong>IMPORTANT DISCORD UPDATE</strong>: Due to a Discord bug/mis-feature, those
who joined the <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">IOCCC Discord server</a>
recently lost their access soon afterwards and have to re-join.
@@ -456,7 +478,7 @@ Fans of the IOCCC, hopeful <strong>IOCCC28</strong> contestants, and past winner
are all encouraged to stop by and say hello.</p>
<p>To join, click this link:
<a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw</a>.</p>
<h2 id="section-3">2025-01-25</h2>
<h2 id="section-4">2025-01-25</h2>
<p>The IOCCC now has a <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">Discord server</a>!
Click the link to join the <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">IOCCC Discord server</a>.
Fans of the IOCCC, hopeful <strong>IOCCC28</strong> contestants, and past winners of the IOCCC
@@ -472,14 +494,14 @@ on <strong>2024-12-29 23:58:13.213455 UTC</strong>, is now scheduled to be <stro
from <strong>2025-02-19 23:19:17.130705 UTC</strong> to <strong>2025-05-19 23:29:31.374143
UTC</strong>. We will update the <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC rules</a> and
<a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC guidelines</a> accordingly, before the contest opens.</p>
<h2 id="section-4">2024-12-31</h2>
<h2 id="section-5">2024-12-31</h2>
<p>We have just released <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/releases/tag/v2.3">version 2.3 of the mkiocccentry repo</a>.
This repo 2.3 release includes important improvements (over repo release 2.1) to the <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> tool
as well as a critical fix for installing on BSD based systems.</p>
<p>Please download <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/releases/tag/v2.3">version 2.3 of the mkiocccentry repo</a>,
and compile the <a href="faq.html#mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry tool set</a>. You may also wish to install this code.
See also the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/FAQ.md">mkiocccentry FAQ</a> for more information.</p>
<h2 id="section-5">2024-12-30</h2>
<h2 id="section-6">2024-12-30</h2>
<p>The IOCCC <a href="next/rules.html#rule13">Rule 13</a> no longer discourages the
use of UTF-8 in C source. Since the days of <code>-std=gnu17</code> compilers,
UTF-8 characters do not impose a compiler problem. The related guideline
@@ -490,7 +512,7 @@ modifications as means to tell the submitter that their submission was received.
<p>All of the import IOCCC dates within the <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC rules</a>
have been moved into the “<a href="next/rules.html#dates">Important IOCCC dates</a>”
section.</p>
<h2 id="section-6">2024-12-28</h2>
<h2 id="section-7">2024-12-28</h2>
<h3 id="good-news-everyone--">Good News Everyone! :-)</h3>
<p>After a 4 year effort by a <a href="thanks-for-help.html">number of people</a>,
with over 6168+ commits, the <strong>Great Fork Merge</strong> has been completed
@@ -518,7 +540,7 @@ and <a href="status.json">status.json</a> has been updated to reflect this new s
<p>Proposed and tentative <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC rules</a> and <a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC guidelines</a>
have been released.</p>
<p>See <a href="quick-start.html#enter_questions">FAQ Section 0</a> for more information on how to enter.</p>
<h2 id="section-7">2024-06-08</h2>
<h2 id="section-8">2024-06-08</h2>
<p>We continue to make good progress on the
<a href="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc/">temp-test-ioccc website</a>
via the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc">temp-test-ioccc</a> repo.</p>
@@ -548,7 +570,7 @@ not having to look at them more than once on a whole, other than possible
entries that have to be added at the end, like the example below.</p>
<p>Once the <em>submit server</em> server is ready another FAQ will be added and that
entry can be looked at alone.</p>
<h2 id="section-8">2024-05-30</h2>
<h2 id="section-9">2024-05-30</h2>
<p>A number of issues from minor fixes have been applied to the
<a href="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc/">temp-test-ioccc website</a>
via the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc">temp-test-ioccc</a> repo.</p>
@@ -583,7 +605,7 @@ ask for beta testing of the new <strong>IOCCC registration process</strong> and
This will speed up the start date of IOCCC28.</p>
<p>It is our plan that IOCCC28 will occur in 2024, the 40th anniversary of the
IOCCC.</p>
<h2 id="section-9">2024-04-30</h2>
<h2 id="section-10">2024-04-30</h2>
<p>The website now is viewing by mobile devices such as cell phones
and tablets. Devices with a screen resolution 1024 pixels and
narrower are given a <em>hamburger-style</em> menu icon in place of
@@ -605,7 +627,7 @@ files that are static (not generated <code>bin</code> tools) report </strong>no
warnings, nor info** messages, changes involving fixing invalid
links to local files have been corrected, and changes involving the
<em>topbar</em> are now HTML 5 conforming.</p>
<h2 id="section-10">2024-04-20</h2>
<h2 id="section-11">2024-04-20</h2>
<p>Nearly all of the <a href="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc/">temp-test-ioccc website</a>
website has undergone editorial review. Nearly all <a href="years.html">IOCCC winning entries</a>
compile on modern systems and many have <code>try.sh</code> scripts to help you run them.
@@ -623,10 +645,10 @@ glaring “<em>dancing bears</em>” and other frivolous web features.</p>
where the contents of the <a href="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc/">temp-test-ioccc website</a>
will be merged into the <a href="https://www.ioccc.org/index.html">Official IOCCC website</a>.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
<h2 id="section-11">2024-02-29</h2>
<h2 id="section-12">2024-02-29</h2>
<p>We continue to make good progress on website. In the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc">temp-test-ioccc GitHub repo</a> we have made nearly 4600 changes to date!</p>
<p>All web pages, including this one, are now constructed from markdown files and/or JSON data files using tools found in the <a href="bin/index.html">bin</a> directory.</p>
<h2 id="section-12">2023-05-22</h2>
<h2 id="section-13">2023-05-22</h2>
<p>We have been busy preparing for an important / significant update to this website. In the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc">temp-test-ioccc GitHub repo</a> we have made nearly 2645 changes to date.</p>
<p>While you are free to look at the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc">temp-test-ioccc GitHub repo</a>,
please <strong>do not link to it</strong> as this repo and related website will disappear once the main
@@ -682,7 +704,7 @@ that needs urgent fixing.
The <strong>IOCCCMOCK</strong> will us to beta-test the new IOCCC process without putting the hard work of those
who submit real IOCCC entries at risk.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
<h2 id="section-13">2023-01-30</h2>
<h2 id="section-14">2023-01-30</h2>
<p>We added to the
<a href="status.json">status.json</a> page,
a <em>“status_date”</em> JSON member whose value is the date
@@ -694,7 +716,7 @@ a <em>“latest_news”</em> JSON member whose value is the date
of the most recent news item.</p>
<pre><code> &quot;status_date&quot; : &quot;Mon Jan 30 02:28:44 PST 2023&quot;,
&quot;latest_news&quot; : &quot;Mon Jan 30 02:28:44 PST 2023&quot;</code></pre>
<h2 id="section-14">2022-12-18</h2>
<h2 id="section-15">2022-12-18</h2>
<p>As per the suggestion of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Virtaava@home.social">Toni Mikkola
(<span class="citation" data-cites="Virtaava">@Virtaava</span><span class="citation" data-cites="home.social&amp;rpar">@home.social&amp;rpar</span>;</a>
we now maintain a <a href="status.json">status.json</a> page on this website.</p>
@@ -712,7 +734,7 @@ The details of such additional JSON members are <em>TBD</em>.</p>
Instead you will have to rely on the additional JSON information
and/or read the <a href="#news">IOCCC news</a>,
and/or follow us on Mastodon via <strong><span class="citation" data-cites="ioccc">@ioccc</span><span class="citation" data-cites="fosstodon.org">@fosstodon.org</span></strong>.</p>
<h2 id="section-15">2022-11-29</h2>
<h2 id="section-16">2022-11-29</h2>
<p>We are planning to abandon our
<a href="https://twitter.com/ioccc">IOCCC Twitter feed</a>
in favor of our new <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">IOCCC Mastodon</a> feed.</p>
@@ -747,7 +769,7 @@ is made possible by volunteers,
and those who voluntarily
<a href="https://hub.fosstodon.org/support/">support</a> the cost of their server.</p>
<p>Stay tuned in Mastodon as we update you on our progress towards the next IOCCC!</p>
<h2 id="section-16">2022-11-19</h2>
<h2 id="section-17">2022-11-19</h2>
<p>Source code has been released for version <strong>0.8.1 2022-11-19</strong> of the
<a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry repo</a>,
a GitHub repo that includes the official iocccsize tool,
@@ -759,13 +781,13 @@ to upload the above mentioned compressed tarball: when the contest is open of co
judges will go through the motions (without judging the content) of an IOCCC:
testing the above mentioned tools and testing the submit server.</p>
<p>We are working on complete rebuild of this website as well.</p>
<h2 id="section-17">2022-01-15</h2>
<h2 id="section-18">2022-01-15</h2>
<p>Source code has been released for version <strong>0.24 2022-01-15</strong> of the
<a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry tool</a>,
a tool that is based on, and is containing, the official iocccsize tool,
will form a compressed tarball that a registered IOCCC contestant
will upload to the submit server (when the contest is open of course).</p>
<h2 id="section-18">2021-12-27</h2>
<h2 id="section-19">2021-12-27</h2>
<p><a href="judges.html">The Judges</a>
are continuing to work on re-tooling how we run the IOCCC.
We are writing tools under various repositories our
@@ -774,7 +796,7 @@ We are writing tools under various repositories our
Sorry for the delay, but we think you will appreciate the re-tooling
when it is completed.
Stay tuned!</p>
<h2 id="section-19">2021-10-21</h2>
<h2 id="section-20">2021-10-21</h2>
<p><a href="judges.html">The Judges</a>
are re-tooling how we run the IOCCC.
Our goal is to build a smoother, more rapid process centered around
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FAQ on "[Mastodon](faq.html#try_mastodon)"
for more information on Mastodon.
### IOCCC Discord Community
We invite you to join the **IOCCC Discord Community** via this link: [https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw](https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw)
<div id="news">
# News
</div>
## 2025-03-05
The [40th anniversary of the IOCCC](faq.html#ioccc_start), **IOCCC28**, will be **open** for
submissions from **2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC** to **2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC**.
Version **28.30 2025-03-03** of the [IOCCC28 rules](next/rules.html),
version **28.44 2025-03-04** of the [IOCCC28 guidelines](next/guidelines.html), and
version **2.4.2 2025-03-02** of the [mkiocccentry toolkit](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry),
are now [official](next/index.html).
See the [IOCCC quick start guide](quick-start.html#enter) for how to enter, and
the [mkiocccentry repo FAQ](faq.html#mkiocccentry) for
information on the [mkiocccentry toolkit](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry). abd
the [IOCCC FAQ](faq.html) for general information on the [IOCCC](index.html).
In order to [submit to the IOCCC28](next/submit.html) you must be
[registered for the IOCCC28](next/register.html). **DO NOT** wait until the last minute
to register as the process can take a bit of time to complete!
Those who registered while the contest was **pending**
should have received their [IOCCC submit server](https://submit.ioccc.org)
and initial password by email. If you cannot find that email, contact the
[IOCCC Judges by email](contact.html#if-you-really-need-to-send-email-the-ioccc-judges)
for help. We have given early registrants extra time (until **2025 Mar 12 UTC**), to login
and change their initial password.
## 2025-02-28
We have reached our **code freeze** milestone for the [mkiocccentry repo](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry) and released a new version of the [mkiocccentry toolkit](faq.html#mkiocccentry)!
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<h1 id="warning-these-guidelines-are-tentative">WARNING: These guidelines are TENTATIVE</h1>
<p>One might think of them as a <strong>beta</strong> release for the IOCCC
that is about to open.</p>
<p><strong>IMPORTANT</strong>: All <strong>tentative</strong> <a href="rules.html">rules</a> and <a href="guidelines.html">guidelines</a>
are subject to change by the <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>
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<h1 id="official-ioccc-guidelines">Official IOCCC guidelines</h1>
<p>These guidelines are <strong>OFFICIAL</strong>.</p>
<p>Unless some significant problem turns up (such as a need to delay
in when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they
will remain <strong>OFFICIAL</strong> for this IOCCC.</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 guidelines. 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>While the IOCCC is not open yet, there is a tentative opening date for the next IOCCC.</p>
<p>Comments and suggestions on these preliminary guidelines are welcome. See the
<a href="../faq.html#feedback">FAQ</a> for how to suggest, correct or provide feedback
about these guidelines.</p>
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<p><strong>SUGGESTION</strong>: Watch both the <a href="../news.html">IOCCC news</a> and the
<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">IOCCC Mastodon</a> feed for the latest news
about any <em>mentions</em> changes.</p>
<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 feed</a> page and/or mastodon
app from time to time to view IOCCC mastodon updates.</p>
<h1 id="the-ioccc-open-for-submissions">The IOCCC open for submissions</h1>
<p>See “<a href="https://www.ioccc.org/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-guidelines">28th International Obfuscated C Code Contest Official Guidelines</h1>
<p class="leftbar">
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# WARNING: These guidelines are TENTATIVE
# Official IOCCC guidelines
One might think of them as a **beta** release for the IOCCC
that is about to open.
These guidelines are **OFFICIAL**.
**IMPORTANT**: All **tentative** [rules](rules.html) and [guidelines](guidelines.html)
are subject to change by the [IOCCC judges](../judges.html) at any time.
See both the [IOCCC news](../news.html) and the [IOCCC
Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed as _sometimes_ the
[IOCCC judges](../judges.html) _mention_ changes there.
Unless some significant problem turns up (such as a need to delay
in when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they
will remain **OFFICIAL** for this IOCCC.
See our
FAQ on "[rules, guidelines, tools feedback](../faq.html#feedback)"
@@ -18,16 +15,23 @@ FAQ on "[about asking questions](../faq.html#question)"
about these guidelines. 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 yet, there is a tentative opening date for the next IOCCC.
Comments and suggestions on these preliminary guidelines are welcome. See the
[FAQ](../faq.html#feedback) for how to suggest, correct or provide feedback
about these guidelines.
# The IOCCC open for submissions
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See "[FAQ - How may I enter the IOCCC](https://www.ioccc.org/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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# 28th International Obfuscated C Code Contest Official Guidelines
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<h1 id="warning-these-rules-are-tentative">WARNING: These rules are TENTATIVE</h1>
<p>One might think of them as a <strong>beta</strong> release for the IOCCC
that is about to open.</p>
<p><strong>IMPORTANT</strong>: All <strong>tentative</strong> <a href="rules.html">rules</a> and <a href="guidelines.html">guidelines</a>
are subject to change by the <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>
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<h1 id="official-ioccc-rules">Official IOCCC rules</h1>
<p>These rules are <strong>OFFICIAL</strong>.</p>
<p>Unless some significant problem turns up (such as a need to delay
in when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they
will remain <strong>OFFICIAL</strong> for this IOCCC.</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>While the IOCCC is not open now, there is a tentative opening date for the next IOCCC.</p>
<p>Comments and suggestions on these preliminary rules are welcome. See the
<a href="../faq.html#feedback">FAQ</a> for how to suggest, correct or provide feedback
about these rules.</p>
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<p><strong>SUGGESTION</strong>: Watch both the <a href="../news.html">IOCCC news</a> and the
<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">IOCCC Mastodon</a> feed for the latest news
about any <em>mentions</em> changes.</p>
<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 feed</a> page and/or mastodon
app from time to time to view IOCCC mastodon updates.</p>
<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">28th International Obfuscated C Code Contest Official Rules</h1>
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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 about to open.
These rules are **OFFICIAL**.
**IMPORTANT**: All **tentative** [rules](rules.html) and [guidelines](guidelines.html)
are subject to change by the [IOCCC judges](../judges.html) at any time.
See both the [IOCCC news](../news.html) and the [IOCCC
Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed as _sometimes_ the
[IOCCC judges](../judges.html) _mention_ changes there.
Unless some significant problem turns up (such as a need to delay
in when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they
will remain **OFFICIAL** for this IOCCC.
See our
FAQ on "[rules, guidelines, tools feedback](../faq.html#feedback)"
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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. See the
[FAQ](../faq.html#feedback) for how to suggest, correct or provide feedback
about these rules.
# The IOCCC open for submissions
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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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# 28th International Obfuscated C Code Contest Official Rules
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<loc>https://www.ioccc.org/news.html</loc>
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<lastmod>2025-03-05T19:25:53+00:00</lastmod>
</url>
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<loc>https://www.ioccc.org/news.md</loc>
<lastmod>2025-03-01T20:46:01+00:00</lastmod>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.ioccc.org/status.json</loc>
<lastmod>2025-03-01T21:20:13+00:00</lastmod>
<lastmod>2025-03-05T19:25:59+00:00</lastmod>
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<loc>https://www.ioccc.org/thanks-for-help.html</loc>
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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 tools</a> have been posted.</p>
<p>Comments and suggestions on these preliminary items are welcome, see <a href="quick-start.html#feedback">FAQ 0.5</a> for information on how.</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 IOCCC rules, guidelines, and tools while the IOCCC status was pending, be sure to review the official IOCCC rules, guidelines, and tools 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;news_update&quot; : &quot;2025-03-01T20:46:01+00:00&quot;,
&quot;status_update&quot; : &quot;2024-12-29T10:01:35+00:00&quot;
&quot;contest_status&quot; : &quot;open&quot;,
&quot;news_update&quot; : &quot;2025-03-05T19:25:46+00:00&quot;,
&quot;status_update&quot; : &quot;2025-03-05T18:15:23+00:00&quot;
}</code></pre>
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{
"no_comment" : "mandatory comment: because comments were removed from the original JSON spec",
"IOCCC_status_version" : "1.0 2024-03-09",
"contest_status" : "pending",
"news_update" : "2025-03-01T20:46:01+00:00",
"status_update" : "2024-12-29T10:01:35+00:00"
"contest_status" : "open",
"news_update" : "2025-03-05T19:25:46+00:00",
"status_update" : "2025-03-05T18:15:23+00:00"
}