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Re:Salesforce $1 Million Hackathon Update - Two Winners by onedev on Monday December 02, 2013 @05:29PM (#6837052)
> While the Upshot mobile app used some pre-existing code, this did not violate the rules. Use of pre-existing code was allowable as long as the code didn’t comprise the majority of the app and didn’t violate any third party’s rights. Our internal review determined that Upshot’s mobile app was created during the hackathon and met these criteria.

So what does "a majority" really mean? Can I come in with 49% of the code and still be eligible? 49% isn't technically a majority. What about 49.99%? How do you even determine the concept of "a majority"?

Re:Salesforce $1 Million Hackathon Update - Two Winners by dllthomas on Monday December 02, 2013 @10:31PM (#6838290)
A majority really means more than 50%. 49.99% isn't a majority. These are easy questions.

The real issue is poor metrics on which to apply that threshold...

Re:Salesforce $1 Million Hackathon Update - Two Winners by recursive on Monday December 02, 2013 @08:41PM (#6837966)
Lines of code is a measurable number that could be used.