Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 03:27:36 05/04/01
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On May 04, 2001 at 04:57:41, Larry Proffer wrote: >Malcolm Pein is not known for screwing up with his reports. He's both bright and >sharp. If his column said "Rebel refused" which it did, he'll have got that >direct from a press release, IMO. > >"refused" in your case is applying a very strong level of spin to events. > >"refused" as in "many of the leading progams" spins the net wider, presumably to >Ferret and Crafty since their programmers said they wouldn't play on grounds of >their 'Shredder only' policy. But since they weren't asked, "refused" is spin. >Also, reading Hyatt's posts, he left the door open for a possibility of playing >if the qualifier was fully open and properly organised - I interpreted his >position as publicly holding the line for "Shredder only", but options open if >majority went for an open qualifier. The question is of course, how can one refuse if one isn't invited. Ed >>>The press says one thing, you say another. Christophe says one thing, you say >>>another. >> >>I have not seen any inconsistencies between Christophe and me. >> > >I did. And I described them. Christophe has now clarified and states that his >and your position is the same. Or, another way; he says your position that I >described as 'Enrique blocking' rather than 'Enrique as messenger' is the real >picture. > > >>>Meanwhile, Matthias (I assume) says that they only had to introduce BGN to CCC >>>to see how programmers interact and behave, and BGN would instantly be grateful >>>to deal with a professional organisation. >> >>If I had written nothing then I had received no information at all. >> > >Correct. Although Matthias(?) was probably referring to the interactions in >general, not just this specific case. > > >>Ed >> >> >>>A real mess.
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