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Subject: Re: Please Reconsider SSDF (was: CCL will stop after round-1

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 11:18:06 08/19/98

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>1. I am sorry to read this. I suspected this might happen.

Yup in Holland we say, if you never shoot you always miss.

>2. Notwithstanding the past matters, I believe you should submit R10 to SSDF.
>The position is non-ideal but on balance you have more to gain than you
>have to
>lose.  Reasoning being: only being on the list with an older program will be a
>-ve to those not familiar with the autotesting dilemma.  It will not be
>seen as
>a -ve for those who are familiar with the issue (few hundreds) even if R10 on
>the list does not reach #1.  Absence of Rebel benefits another, rather.  All
>publicity is...

Sorry, no Rebel10 on SSDF.

>3. Of course I know that for many years Rebel is dedicated to maximising
>strength vs humans.  But for the coming 12-18 months (the R10 period, say) I
>predict humans may not prove such a big problem for Rebel... Now Yotam,
>Vadik...
>;-)

>Kind regards
>
>fca

>PS: The "top" (not main) page of your website (under construction since August
>12) has some interesting hyperlinks not yet enabled... Like exact timetable
>for R10 DOS release... hint :-)

When we know an exact date it will be published. For the moment I would say
end next month beginning October.

- Ed -



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