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Subject: Re: And the real winner is...

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 22:59:23 08/28/01

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On August 28, 2001 at 19:18:24, Uri Blass wrote:

>The idea is that programmers who earns more money should pay more in order to
>participate.

The whole part of 'does he earn anything' is so icy I specifically
avoid it. If you don't earn much by selling your program then that
is _your_ problem and does not make you less of an pro.

>I think that in this case deciding that he needs to pay more 400$ as entry fee
>is unfair.

Nonsense. The amateurs dont earn ANYTHING and they ALSO have to pay.

>I think that a more fair method of deciding about entry fees should say that
>programmers should pay 100$+  1% of the total money that they earned from
>selling their program in the last year.

And disclose their earnings? Not gona happen...

>I think that if he does not earn from his program for at least one year it
>should be defined as an amteur.

No. He has already benefitted from the pro status and this will
show in the program.

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GCP



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