Re: A.P.P.L.E. Presents the 2007 Apple II Programming Contest

["bill.martens@gmail.com" <bill.martens@gmail.com>]

On Mar 22, 12:26 pm, "Craig Bower" <to.email...@post.a.request> wrote:
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> A.P.P.L.E. Presents the 2007 Apple II Programming Contest
>
> > The Rules
> > All programs must be written by a single author.
> > * All submissions to this contest will be published online and will
> > also be available to the general public on the A.P.P.L.E. Website.
> > All of the authors credits will remain on all programs but the rights
> > to publish will reside with A.P.P.L.E. with the exception of the
> > winning package which will be distributed via contract with A.P.P.L.E.
> > and the author.
>
> Hi All,
>
> Sounds like a fun contest.
>
> I might just be able to cobble something together for this contest.
>
> Lo-Res game anyone? :)
>
> My question about the single author rule however, is would an
> entry be disqualified for using a sound routine with permission from the
> original author?  Example: utilizing Paul Lutus' Electric duet to provide
> music, with the remainder of the program written by the entrant?
>
> It would be clear that the focus of the programming was to provide
> the content, and the electric duet was added in for icing on the cake.
>
> Cheers,
> Craig

That would be fine as long as the resulting program was above and
beyond the routine.  The idea is to spur development for the system.
The single author means that you cant have a party and develop a
program, that you must do the work yourself.   You can consult with
others about the program but at the end of the day, it has to be your
work other than that work that it was derived from.