Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:16:15 09/25/02
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On September 25, 2002 at 20:34:04, pavel wrote: >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. > No jealousy here whatsoever. Just a healthy dose of skepticism, caused by the old "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me..." I've seen _way_ too many "new and wonderful" engines... That turned out to be neither... >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. And you don't think it possible that the "cloners" get more sophisticated? Or do they remain with their very amateurish attempts forever? Get realistic... > >cheers, >pavs ;)
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