Re: Plagiary problem

[Compgo123@xxxxxxx]

I'd like to point out several things and express some of my views here.

1. Plagiary is a problem only for commercialized programs. In certain sense 
it's a commercial concern. It should be dealt outside the competition. Unless 
a competition is one of strong commercial background, plagiary should not 
even be a problem of concern. Any program, no matter how it is written, 
should be allowed to participate. (By the way I don't have even the slightest 
intention to copy from any of the available programs. )  We write a good 
program to win, not by eliminating competitions. If all top prizes are won by 
derivatives of Handtalk, go head and let it happen. It only means that our 
own program is not good enough, nothing more. If one can beat one of them, 
one will beat them all.

2.Exchange or archive participating programs is a bad idea, whether the exe 
code or the source code. It's against the first amendment of the 
constitution. What are we in? A police state? People exchange programs only 
at their own will. One should not be forced to do anything against one's 
will. 

In summary, in a competition, if you can win, your program is good. If not it 
only mean your program is not good enough. Anything else is of no concern to 
the competition.

Dan Liu