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Subject: Re: WMCC /Ferret?

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 22:04:48 08/27/00

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On August 27, 2000 at 13:01:43, Roger Kyte wrote:

>On August 26, 2000 at 13:23:23, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>"Few thousand dollars"?  If you want to criticize how I run my business or my
>>life, buzz off, or perhaps something stronger.
>
>A) You do not generate income, therefore, you do not have a business with a
>reasonable expectation of profit; and

This is none of your business, and it does not pertain to the matter at hand.
My business activities are not your concern.  Also not your concern is my
overall financial situation.  I will state that I can easily afford, from a
financial pespective, to go to any number of events.

I don't like the way the ICCA has conducted certain aspects of the WMCCC.  This
is not a waving the flag while attacking and screaming at the top of my lungs
issue.  Someone asked me some stuff and I answered.

>B) This is a computer chess club and my post was on topic, so there is no need
>here for name calling, or I shall be forced to do the same.

I missed the part where you were called a name.

>>>That is not very American of you -:)
>
>>OK, before I get too mad I'll try to say it once more.
>
>Again, please easy on the emotions.
>
>>Has any effort been expended to try to get the sponsor to pay travel support?
>>Is any leverage applied?  Is it even mentioned?
>
>Again, if you sold your engine for a profit say US$ 50, you would have money, so
>why do you keep complaining ??

"Why do you complain about the price of gasoline?  All you'd have to do is take
a second job and you could fill your car up all you want."

I think your logic is similar and suspect.

>Perhaps you could release it a CB engine, then you would not have to worry about
>the GUI, as you mentioned earlier this was your main release problem.

None of your business.  I will release to CB or Millennium or whoever else as I
choose, and regardless of what I choose, it doesn't change the fact that I am
not the only programmer outside of Europe who is affected by this, and some of
them may not have as good a financial position.

Lack of travel support for people outside of Europe, and a tournament every year
in Europe, results in a field that is almost completely European.  Since 1995 I
have been to more WCCC's and WMCCC's in person than any other non-European.  I
like dealing with the Europeans, but the lack of more regular participation of
programmers from outside of Europe is not a good thing.

bruce



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