I suspect $2500 is the total budget.
You said earlier that prizes only add to $2000!
WAS **Cash price awarded for 1st 2nd and 3rd place, of $1000 $500 and $250 USD an extra $250 onto these prizes if its open hardware or open software.**
Which I read as (in case of three open source projects in the first three places):
1st: 1000+250 = 1250
2nd: 500+250 = 750
3th: 250+250 = 500
total price money = $2500
Which is not $2000 as you can see.
NOW IS **Cash price awarded for 1st 2nd and 3rd place, of $1200 $600 and $400 USD an extra $300 onto these prizes if its open hardware or open software.**
Which I read as (in case of three open source projects in the first three places):
1st: 1200+300 = 1500
2nd: 600+300 = 900
3th: 400+300 = 700
total price money = $3100
Or should it be understood as (in case of three open source projects in the first three places):
1st: 1200+100 = 1300
2nd: 600+100 = 700
3th: 400+100 = 500
total price money = $2500
Anyway it either does not fit my mind or is ill explained.