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Subject: Re: SSDF and the programmers............

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 06:21:58 03/18/98

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On March 18, 1998 at 04:38:38, Ed Schröder wrote:


>I fully agree with you. If things get honest again (engine versus
>engine)
>I will be happy to join the SSDF again. But let's face it, first we had
>to deal with book cooks, then the learners came and now we have to deal
>with an unknown autoplayer from a competitor?
>
>This for me is just the limit. Till now everybody has made his
>autoplayer public. Now we have a new fashion, a secret autoplayer.
>Who is next? Why should I join this new fashion?
>
>
>>do you see a chance, to get things back into balance, without SSDF
>>finally loosing it's face - and what would you personally suggest, how
>>this could work ?

It can only work IF SSDF starts testing COMMERCIAL AVAILABLE PROGAMS,
meaning not only available but also bought!
So there can't be possible cheats or hidden autoplayers etc.
Only test what anybody can buy at the store or whereever.

THAT is fair.



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