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- From: Pontus Berg <Bacchus@FairLight.COM>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Is G*P back up?!
- Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 20:15:54 -0800
- Organization: FairLight - Home of the Brave!
- Message-ID: <30ECA5FA.113@FairLight.COM>
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- Jason Kelk wrote:
- >
- > Pontus Berg (Bacchus@FairLight.COM) wrote:
- >
- > : "along" is not impersonating to me, and in this case Ewen is still right!
- > : You may still think what you like of him, but don't hate his for this as
- > : this is partially rigth! I did code the CyberBuster but it was rather
- > : limited as I didn't have all that many games to test the routine on.
-
- > Hmmm, well what I meant was that he also issues personal messages and greets
- > to you as though he is actually trading. The text actually reads (to me
- > this is ofcourse but others have commented the same) that he is actively
- > working *with* you not just expanding on a utility you have made.
-
- Ok, we DID bounce a few ideas as well so STRICTLY he's not all wrong...
-
- [Ewen's demos]
-
- > : They might leave lots to wish for in a technical aspect, but I find them
- > : pretty neat from time to time. And also; it takes 100 coders to do a demo -
- > : one to do it and 99 to say they can do it better!!! Remeber this. KF is a
- > : great coder but action speaks louder than words!
- > Well, its not just the technical aspect. I admit that I am not a really
- > brilliant coder and I have had my code slagged from time to time.
- > But what "annoys" me (for want of a better word) about Ewens work is that he
- > makes some, err, odd claims. For example, in the last demo I saw from him
- > (A Lesson Is Psychology) he claims to be the first person to have a small
- > part running during decompression.
-
- OK, claiming to be better than one is, is also something I don't like.
-
- > Now, I could be wrong, but surely this is the mainstay of *any* trackmo or
- > dentro?! Each part depacks whilst the last is running. Of course Ewen
- > may mean that he is the first to have a part going on the *initial* depack,
- > but if thats what he means then I still have a demo from about 1986 that
- > does the same and besides which the only thing this adds to the demo is a
- > small snatch of the old Alien music and a chunk of unpacked data after
- > the main file.
-
- He might have been right according to his own knowledge... I do agree with your
- definition here!
-
- > The other strange thing Ewen wrote was that he thought that we should all
- > stop using DYCP. During a DYCP part. Now, again he is entitled to his
- > opinion, and to a degree I agreed with him. But it smacks a bit of "*I* am
- > allowed to do DYCP but you are not" which is a tad arrogant surely?!
-
- Well, If you don't want to be harsh he could be saying "This admittingly sucks as
- an idea!", which is not THAT arrogant!
-
- > As for KF's comment, I don't believe he was referring to Ewens code in his
- > post. Ewen and the Triad guys have been exchanging insults for a while now
- > with Ewen even going as far as wishing Jerry dead.
-
- Jerry is one of my better friends on the scene, probably as he's mature enough to
- understand just about anything (should be when you're father of two and passed
- the 50) and yet not full of wierd stuff (Like KF :-)
-
- [Ewen Gillies fan club]
-
- > : Nope, but I don't want to on the "hate beyond reason" either!
- > Sorry, that bit was a another joke! I forgot the smiley. I'll try again:
-
- I got that, no problems, but I wanted to say it differently! I'm not a fan and
- admierer, but I try to think twice before actually spilling my guts.
-
- > I have never said I *hated* Ewen, this is a very strong word. But his
- > actions are a bit more than a little antisocial. He has tried to ruin Russ
- > Michaels business, asked Jerry of Triad why he isn't dead yet (subtle) and
- > taken over someone elses crew without permission.
-
- Ruin Russ bussineess? How come (I did jobs for Russ, not a blow one though (just
- to make a few americans blush!)) and how?
-
- > I *don't* hate him, but he what he says does get up my nose and those of
- > several other people. All I was doing initially was establishing that he
- > had infact taken over G*P without permission from its previous owners, which
- > he has, and in your own case making you aware of what Ewen is claiming.
-
- I know he didn't get along very well with Jerry, but I didn't actually SEE the
- happening any of the other accusations...
-
- > I'd like to re-start the 1001 crew, please! =-)
-
- Sure, and then't I'll be Dynamic Duo while cracking and Judges while coding :-)
-
- > Jason (who hopes he made his point correctly this time! =-)
-
- I read and understand, but intensional missinterpretations is one of my
- trademarks on the FidoNet areas! :-)
-
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