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Subject: Re: Programmers who refuse to share their programs

Author: odell hall

Date: 20:20:48 11/14/99

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On November 14, 1999 at 23:19:07, odell hall wrote:

>On November 14, 1999 at 20:18:16, walter irvin wrote:
>
>>On November 14, 1999 at 19:14:26, odell hall wrote:
>>
>>>On November 14, 1999 at 14:40:49, walter irvin wrote:
>>>
>>>>i have only read about 2 lines before deciding you were insane .surely you are
>>>>not talking about programmers who earn there living with chess . how could they
>>>>continue if all there trade secrets were out ??????????????????????????????
>>>>??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
>>>
>>>
>>> I am not responsible for your inability to read and comprehend! The text of my
>>>Post made it clear that I was reffering to strong programs that were not
>>>commericially availble. I even named some examples ( ferret and tiger). It was
>>>also very clear that I was not talking about giving the program away since I
>>>mentioned money and a reason for publishing a program, and my very last sentence
>>>in the post raised the question of making money.  Don't blame your ignorance and
>>>lack of understanding on me please!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>i mean crafty can do it because bob does not make his living that way , if he
>>>>did he would not give his secrets away .you must be a whiz in ecconomics .
>>>>
>>>>in saying what you did is like saying pepsi should lay out instructions so
>>>>anybody could make it and not need them anymore .do you really understand what
>>>>you are saying??????????????
>>>
>>>
>>>   Kid you are really funny, In your imagination you have concocted and invented
>>>all kinds of things that I never said or even hinted at. Please work harder in
>>>your english classes, particulary on comprehension.  Show me one line in my post
>>>which even remotely suggested that a established programmer should give away his
>>>programming secrets?  What you are considering insane, is something manufactured
>>>by your own imagination, for I never said any of the things you suggest.  If you
>>>don't know how to read and comprehend please don't waste my time and your own
>>>time, just don't comment!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>by the way how old are you ?? do you earn your own living ? it is a hard cruel
>>>>world out there . i have worked very hard thankless jobs (army infantry , max
>>>>security prison guard) until i finally got a business of my own . loose lips
>>>>sink ships .there is severe compitition in chess programming and a programmer
>>>>may only have 1 thing in his program that keeps him above the rest .giving away
>>>>that secret may cause him to find another line of work , perhaps one of those
>>>>thankless jobs working for some one else .
>>
>>you dont think that the chess tiger is or will be a strong program for sell ???
>>so if it were up to you and it is not . then chess tiger would put his code out
>>there and let all examine take what they want ect .
>>
>>i tell you what if you have a problem with me then we can always discuss this in
>>person ,my english for some reason is never misunderstood in person .
>>i am very sure my message will not be misunderstood in any way .visions of my
>>prison guard days are comming to mind .
>
>
>
>    I don't resolve every problem I have  with violence, I have more
>intelligence and class than that, but to me you sound more like someone who
>should be in prison, rather than one who guards prisoners. Lastly you don't know
>a thing about me. You are either very brave or very stupid.


  By the way don't send any more threatening emails to my address!



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