Author: pavel
Date: 17:34:04 09/25/02
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On September 25, 2002 at 20:08:05, Sune Fischer wrote:
>On September 25, 2002 at 19:37:49, pavel wrote:
>
>>On September 25, 2002 at 19:22:00, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>I hope to see a better commercial program than Ruffian with a smaller
>>>developement time in the future.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>I hope to see that program to get much more respect than what Ruffian got by
>>some of us.
>>
>>cheers,
>>pavs
>
>You know the story of the boy who cried wolf, right.
>
>Well, when the word is out that a new super engine has been developed, by a
>totally unknown and in (almost) no time, then that's just crying wolf to many
>here. They've seen it, believed it, and been fooled more than once, so one would
>have to be a bit of an idiot to take the bait over and over.
>
>Therefore you should forgive them if they don't exactly jump overboard with
>excitement right away, they must be _sure_ first.
>
>But hey, all this fuzz is only because the engine is so very strong, the
>programmer shouldn't take it as an insult but rather as a complement!
>
>(the guy is unknown they say, so it couldn't very well be personal)
>
>I think you may have a point that some are jealous, I know I am! (well maybe
>envious is more accurate :).
>But don't we all want to make stronger engines, and do it fast even!?
>I certainly have no problems admitting that! ;)
>
>Though AFAIK, this isn't related to whether or not it is a clone debate.
>
>-S.
Sune,
I still think some of the reactions has more to do with jealousy than
sketicism. I mean if you look at the speculations (and some accusations) I
listed in my previous post, and if you think about some of them, you will notice
how dubiously far-fetched those speculations and accusations are.
I would expect someone to take this is as an example, and work harder to improve
his engine, not stratch their head and try to find faults that isn't there.
IMO the previous clones were much too obvious, and clones are much too easy to
catch in general.
cheers,
pavs ;)
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