Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 14:50:21 08/28/01
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On August 28, 2001 at 17:41:35, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >On August 28, 2001 at 17:30:08, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >>On August 28, 2001 at 17:27:11, Matthias Gemuh wrote: >> >>> >>>What do you mean by "author opinion"? >> >>The author of the respective program does not consider >>themselves an amateur, and hence they are a professional >>(or an academic, which I consider a professional for this >>purpose) > >I agree 100% with your perception of this "amateur" issue. >However, I make the distinction between "academic" and "commercial" because >the latter is for profit and makes a hell of a difference. There should >be a difference, at least on the entry fee :-) Commercials make a profit out of >the name of ICCA if they win the championship so they have to pay that. > >What I do not understand is how come you can chose what category to >register yourself in the event. Somebody mention semi-profesional... >what is that? That is midway between professional and amateur. Just above pseudo-professional and just below almost-professional. The titles are really meaningless. And they aren't honored very much in the way people are categorized anyway. IE you either sell the program or you don't. Like being "almost-pregnant". > >Regards, >Miguel > > >> >>I'm unsure about Ferret...appearently Bruce has already >>refused the amateur title once...does he consider himself >>an amateur or not? >> >>>You mean "free"? >> >>I'm not sure what you mean here? >> >>-- >>GCP
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