Get Ready to Rails Rumble!
 The 2008 Rails Rumble is set to start tonight at midnight and we’ll be sponsoring the competition in two ways. First, we’re providing free private repositories for each of…
The 2008 Rails Rumble is set to start tonight at midnight and we’ll be sponsoring the competition in two ways. First, we’re providing free private repositories for each of the 237 teams. Second, we’ve thrown in a bottle of the traditional GitHub celebratory Bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle, for the winner!
Keep up with the event over at the Rails Rumble Blog. There’s sure to be some really great apps come out of it. We can’t wait to see them!
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