Author: Pete Galati
Date: 07:44:18 07/05/00
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On July 05, 2000 at 03:56:05, blass uri wrote: >On July 04, 2000 at 20:39:06, Pete Galati wrote: > >>On July 04, 2000 at 19:55:00, Peter McKenzie wrote: >> >>>On July 04, 2000 at 12:23:21, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>I just found out about: >>>>http://www.dcs.qmw.ac.uk/~olympiad/ >>>> >>>>Check the deadline for the application guys, it is very close! >>>> >>>>Stefan >>> >>>Yes, it doesn't sound too good so far: >>>- probably no sponsor >>>- unknown number of rounds >>>- not uniform platform unless sponsor found >>>- probably you must supply your own hardware >>> >>>cheers, >>>Peter >> >>Speaking strictly as someone who's not involved, I like the idea of everyone >>supplying their own hardware. It's more interesting to _me_, but probably not >>to others. >> >>Pete > >Do you like the idea that people with more money are going to have an advantage >not because of better software? No, I would just prefer that they are not all running on the same hardware. If everyone is made to run on a 1000mhz computer with the exact same amount of memory, because that's what is provided and they're required to use, then that bores me. I have no money myself, so if someone provided a really great computer for me to run a program on, sure, I'd jump at the chance to use that instead of the slow hardware that I do use, but speaking as an uninvolved spectator, I'd prefer that there be the extra element of the hardware to make deciding who the winner will be a little bit more difficult. To be honest though, I'm not very concerned with who actually does win even though I'll be cheering for my favorite program. > >I do not like it. > >I prefer the idea that every program can choose the hardware (when the sponsors >will pay for the hardware) because the best hardware for the software may be >dependent in the software. > >Unfortunately I am afraid that the sponsors have not enough money. > >Uri This sounds ideal, I like this idea allot, but like you say, the sponsors wouldn't be able to pay for that. Pete
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