D : Not for me anymore

[Walter Bright]

Knud Sørensen wrote:
> Yes, part of it will be a circus, that one of the points of a contest.
> To attract people and show how good D is performing.
> 
> Some libraries might not be serious developed, 
> but I think that the top libraries will be.
> 
> And a few good libraries might be worth all the circus.
> 
> If you look at history many excellent developments have been the
> results of competitions: 
> 
> The X price: we got a private developed spaceship.
> Clay institute millennium problems: Several problems had had more progress
> since the announcement that any other period in time.
> 

Those are good points. Another point is that whenever money gets 
involved, problems can come up. For example: taxes, 1099's, etc. For 
another, suppose I feel a submission isn't good enough, but the 
submitter does, and feels he's been rooked out of the cash. Bitter 
feelings result.