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Subject: Re: Programmers who refuse to share their programs

Author: walter irvin

Date: 20:28:09 11/14/99

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On November 14, 1999 at 23:20:48, odell hall wrote:

>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!

you obviously missed the point of my post , i was not threaten any thing just
suggesting another way of resolving differences .it was your option to except or
decline .



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