Computer Language Shootout

[igouy at yahoo.com]

bonono at gmail.com wrote:
> Bengt Richter wrote:
> > On 29 Nov 2005 14:08:12 -0800, igouy at yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> > >We don't scrape programs from news-groups, if you'd like the program to
> > >be shown on the shootout then please attach the source code to a
> > >tracker item.
> > You asked for something, got a response, and then you haughtily[1] declare
> > that it's not being served on a special platter from your cupboard,
> > and you won't deign to "scrape" the serving onto your own platter.
> > Pfui. Your apparent[1] attitude turns me off, not to mention your top-posting.
> >
> I don't see it as an attitude issue but wording. It is blunt but I can
> see his point. He was asking people if it is possible to
> submit(contribute) some code to the test. And based on what I saw on
> his site, it is inappropriate for him to just take code from ML/usenet
> as all codes there need proper author(beyond courtesy, there may be
> copyright issue). That is my reading anyway.

That is correct, we publish an author's work under Revised BSD - we
can't just take a program from a newsgroup.


>
> If it was nicely explained why it needs to be done this way upfront(or
> in the response), I believe you may not feel it this way.
>
> Interestingly, I find this response quite compatible with the
> personality of this group.