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1 Aug 2024 02:18:49 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Short code competition number 4  
From: Warp
Date: 28 Sep 2006 11:58:48
Message: <451bf138@news.povray.org>
Bill Pragnell <bil### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> I was quite amused by the 'between 16 and 256 bytes'. Does this mean that if
> I create an 'artistic' scene comprising less than 16 bytes of SDL, it won't
> be considered for entry, or is there some technical reason for the lower
> limit? Sounds like a challenge to me! ;-)

  I think the reason is historical: In some earlier rounds an empty scene
(0 bytes) would have got an infinite score. Even a scene of 1 byte would
have got an enormous score if it got even one single vote.

  Of course in this round it doesn't matter, but I suppose it doesn't
hurt either.

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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