On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Torquil MacCorkle III wrote:
> I was just wondering if you'd be willing to ... give me first dibs on
> the next complete machine you give away?
I responded:
> Our traditional methods (usually FCFS) for redistributing goods are fair
> and sufficient we ought not to get into the practice of preemptive
> first-dibbing.
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, John Chris Wren wrote:
> I can't say that I completely agree,,, Some people have jobs that don't
> permit them to check their email more often,
There are also the best argument and lottery systems. Those options are
out there and have been used before. Mr. MacCorkle's request, I dare say,
is objectionable and would be unfair.
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Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss_at_subatomix.com
Received on Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:37:21 GMT