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Subject: Re: Additional rules for wmccc

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 10:40:10 06/21/02

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On June 21, 2002 at 13:23:44, Tony Werten wrote:

>On June 21, 2002 at 12:36:20, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:
>
>>On June 21, 2002 at 12:05:12, Jeroen Noomen wrote:
>>
>>>On June 21, 2002 at 11:45:40, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:
>>>
>>>So you find it OK that any program that play under a specific GUI
>>>can use ANY book that is available with that GUI? Without permission
>>>of the author?
>>>
>>>You think that it is fair that such programs can have a big advantage
>>>over others by simply copying and/or merging books together that are
>>>not their property?
>>
>>This is the part that it is a shame:
>>
>>"The same book author is allowed to compete more than once with the same
>>book or a different book."
>
>I agree that this should change in the future, but not 2 weeks befor the event.

I agree, they should have changed several years ago.
Same apply for the other rules too.

>Hopefully it has a nice sideeffect. The author of the book is part of the team.
>If the author is part of a professional team, the second team cannot be
>considered amateurs and the real amateurs don't have to fight for an
>amateurtitle with an "amateur" that has a professional book.

I agree.

Miguel

>Or is this only my logic ?
>
>Tony
>
>>
>>Miguel
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>>
>>>Jeroen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I find this rule outrageous and a shame. It is taylor-made for the commercial
>>>>companies.
>>>>
>>>>Miguel



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