On July 9, 2002 02:20 pm, Matthew Rice wrote: > Unlike art, though, most software is written to be useful to someone. > Shouldn't there be a mandate for things like usefulness, originality, > experimentality (it's a word now) and other lofty goals like that. > > We wouldn't want to start giving out grants for people to participate in > obfuscation contests, would we :) > > > If they are serious about it I'd be willing to write a proposal for it > > too > > Sounds good to me.
Im sure any funding obtained will have intrinsic controll and audit predicates associated with it the will predetermine to some degree the level of thoroughness that will be required in any further redistribution. The days of blank cheques are gone...thank god. Chris H --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
