[4299] in java-interest
Re: Java Cup International
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jules Damji)
Fri Dec 15 17:13:31 1995
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 12:52:09 -0800
From: Jules.Damji@Corp.Sun.COM (Jules Damji)
To: java@dune.silkroad.com
Cc: Francis.VanAeken@imag.fr, java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
|>It would be helpful if there would also be a FAQ on why all participants
|>in the Java Cup must give up all rights to the code that they develop;
|>including code that is *not* selected for a prize.
|>
|>It is difficult to understand for many people, including myself, what
|>is the rational and logic behind requiring *all* participants in the
|>Java Cup to give up all rights to their 'hand written code ' and
|>then rush to submit code for T-shirts and coffee mugs with such
|>a small probability of winning.
|>
|>Winning the big prizes, I understand, that the rights to developed
|>software is a quid pro quo for winning a big prize. The difficult
|>part to understand is why unsuccessful submissions become the
|>sole property of the contest Sponsors. On the surface, it appears
|>to be an elaborate scheme to field ideas and java code from the
|>community of developers.
|>
|>Just curious. Why should developers labor to develop awesome java
|>apps just to give up all rights to the code, if not selected as
|>a winner ???
I will forward your concerns and sentiments to the appropriate party.
jules
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