Re: The Denis Prize

Joel Garry wrote:

> Would you rather I flamed him for not posting on cdo.marketplace? Are
> you saying the mere fact that he posted here instead of there should
> have given a non-commercial context to it?

I would have been upset if you'd flammed him for that. I thought flamming spammers was my job. ;-)

Offering a prize, at least from my read, is not a commercial venture. With Howard making the solution open source he benefits the community and his offer nothing but inspired.

> You don't think that this offer might be disinflationary? I'm sure
> there are plenty of $11,000/year programmers geographically closer to
> Howard who would have a different opinion than mine. (I tried to
> avoid bringing that up, I really tried...)

Any of the programmers can write and, create a web site, and try to license it to Howard and others. Perhaps they could even get Mark Townsend to purchase a copy. ;-)

> I thought my post made clear the distinction between commercial and
> open-source mindsets as to whether the money was enough. Howard's
> subsequent post seems to indicate more clearly the latter intent of
> his offer. There's nothing wrong with that. Hard to tell from the
> original post.

You are correct. I just assumed that was the point of Howards offer, even though he didn't state it, given his generosity with his time.

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