From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: a07f3367d7,9a1fa8abd38d1b52 X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!npeer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.flashnewsgroups.com-b7.4zTQh5tI3A!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: New ACM challenge is language-discriminatory References: From: Stephen Leake Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:56:28 -0500 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.2 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:DdA3q0voNAycSay4nNmJ8uVsi2Y= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@flashnewsgroups.com Organization: FlashNewsgroups.com X-Trace: 17e364b2c40f7e197caa728633 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8439 Date: 2009-12-18T21:56:28-05:00 List-Id: KarlNyberg writes: > On Dec 18, 6:26�am, Jean-Pierre Rosen wrote: >> ACM has launched a new programming challenge:http://queue.acm.org/icpc/index.cfm?page=faq >> >> However, the only languages allowed are C++, C# and Java. >> I could understand reasons for having everyone compete with the same >> language, but if more than one is allowed, it should be open to all >> (including our favorite language, of course ;-) ). >> >> Is anyone on this list influential enough at ACM to address this issue, >> or should we start a (mail) mass action? >> -- >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> � � � � � �J-P. Rosen (ro...@adalog.fr) >> Visit Adalog's web site athttp://www.adalog.fr > > > There is a feedback page associated with the ACM Queue initiative. http://queue.acm.org/feedback.cfm ? or some thing more specific? > As a longtime ACM member (since 1978), I have used this feature to > request justification for the limitation specified in the > competition and the mechanisms necessary to remove it. > > Similar feedback is certainly welcome, I'm sure... :-) I sent a similar message. -- -- Stephe