Author: Uri Blass
Date: 02:57:35 10/25/02
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On October 25, 2002 at 05:50:07, Sune Fischer wrote: >On October 25, 2002 at 00:10:20, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote: > >I don't like format either, in principle Christophe could make Tigers 15_a, 15_b >and 15_c (minor updates of some form) and take the first three spots with, >basicly, the same program! > >It is pretty rediculous, one author - one entry! > >I think they are doing it like that for users with old versions, they would like >to see how much better the new version is, should they go out and buy it or not, >that sort of thing. For that you need the comparison with previous versions. > >Personally I am only interested in "how well does the lastest program X compare >to latest program Y". Older versions simply do no longer represent what the >author is capable of and are therefore NOT interesting. > >-S. They are interesting and there are cases when the older version is better so the new program does not represent what the author is capable because he proved that he was capable of more than the new version. Uri
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