Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 14:06:07 08/29/01
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On August 29, 2001 at 14:36:18, Lonnie Cook wrote: >On August 29, 2001 at 11:44:05, Ritter Rost wrote: > >>On August 29, 2001 at 05:02:29, Derrick Daniels wrote: >> >>>On August 29, 2001 at 03:34:11, Sergei Smith wrote: >>> >>>>I see Ferret got good results during the championship. >>>>Is Ferret the new name of an old program like Quest is the new name of Fritz ? >>>>If Ferret is a new program, where is can you download it or order the CD ? >>> >>> >>>Ferret is a very good Program, but I am afraid it has been surpassed, the >>>driving force of capitalism, has created the incentive for commercial >>>programmers do leave ferret in the dust, this was clearly demonstrated at the >>>last computer chess championship. Where money is not the driving force, there is >>>little progress, human nature i believe. > >First off I am not knocking Bruce's program at all. I do not even want to touch >the statements made as to show it in a bad light ... > >BUT > >I think there is a lot of truth here in these two statements,"Where money is not >the driving force, there is little progress, human nature i believe." This doesn't make any sense. Money is important, but there are other forces that mean as much. If you think about this for a moment, you'll think of many examples. >and the other statement, "...the driving force of captilalism, has created the >incentive for commercial programmers ..." > >unfortunately in my opinion this is true. > >How many programmers would push it that one extra week for the love of the code > >OR > >push it for a healthy paycheck I've never been in a situation where I have been motivated by money. In fact, the opposite is true. I keep getting screwed up because I focus on stuff other than money. bruce > >as William Wordsworth wrote, > >"If his own eyes play false with him, these freaks > Of fancy shall be quickly tamed by mine; > The goal is reached. My Master shall become > A shadow of myself--made by myself." > > > > > >> >>Whittington lives!
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