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I do?
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<BR><FONT SIZE=+1>A:</FONT> We do not ``maintain'' the contest winners.
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The code is made available on an ``AS IS'' basis. If you have a FIX for
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a entry, we suggest that you try and EMail it to the authors and to CC:
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a entry, we suggest that you try and email it to the authors and to CC:
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us using the instructions on the <A HREF="contact.html">contacting the IOCCC
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Judges</A> page.
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<BR>IF you have a FIX, and IF the author does not object, and IF your fix
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looks reasonable, we will add a web link to a copy of your EMail message
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looks reasonable, we will add a web link to a copy of your email
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for others to see.
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<P><FONT SIZE=+1>Q:</FONT> Are there types of entries that are submitted
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so frequently that the judges get tired of them?
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@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ given to be aware of the level of the competition):
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<LI>
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<A HREF="years.html#1996_jonth">1996/jonth</A></LI>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="years.html#2020_carlini">2020/carlini</A></LI>
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</UL>
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<P><LI>
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@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ the award! Anyone is free to put their IOCCC hopefuls, lookalikes and/or
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non-winners on their web page for everyone to see.
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<P><FONT SIZE=+1>Q:</FONT> How much time does it take to judge the contest?
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<BR><FONT SIZE=+1>A:</FONT> It takes a fair amount of time to setup, run,
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answer EMail, process (note that we do not contact the author if an entry
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answer email, process (note that we do not contact the author if an entry
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does not compile or does not work as advertised, we might attempt to fix
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obvious compilation problems or incompatibilities, but no more than that
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- so be sure that your entry does work on at least a couple different platforms,
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@@ -399,27 +402,27 @@ did the IOCCC get started?
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One day (23 March 1984 to be exact), back Larry Bassel and I (Landon Curt
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Noll) were working for National Semiconductor's Genix porting group, we
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were both in our offices trying to fix some very broken code.
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were both in our offices trying to fix some very broken code.
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Larry had
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been trying to fix a bug in the classic Bourne shell (C code #defined
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to death to sort of look like Algol) and I had been working on the
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finger program from early BSD (a bug ridden finger implementation to be
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sure).
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sure).
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We happened to both wander (at the same time) out to the hallway
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in Building 7C to clear our heads.
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<P>
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We began to compare notes: ''<I>You won't believe the code I am trying to
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fix</I>''.
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fix</I>''.
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And: ''<I>Well you cannot imagine the brain damage level of the code
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I'm trying to fix''</I>.
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I'm trying to fix''</I>.
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As well as: ''<I>It more than bad code, the author really
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had to try to make it this bad!</I>''.
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<P>
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After a few minutes we wandered back into my office where I posted a
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After a few minutes we wandered back into my office where I posted a
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<A HREF="http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Obfuscated&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1983&as_maxd=18&as_maxm=4&as_maxy=1984&selm=789%40nsc.UUCP&rnum=3&filter=0">flame
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to net.lang.c</A>
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inviting people to try and out obfuscate the
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@@ -427,18 +430,18 @@ UN*X source code we had just been working on.
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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BTW:
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BTW:
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I (Landon Curt Noll)
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had to post this
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<A HREF="http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Obfuscated&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1983&as_maxd=18&as_maxm=4&as_maxy=1984&selm=795%40nsc.UUCP&rnum=10&filter=0">typo
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correction</A>.
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Thus began the tradition of putting typos in the contest rules and
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Thus began the tradition of putting typos in the contest rules and
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guidelines ... to make them more obfuscated of course! :-)
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<P>
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BTW:
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This posting was made back in the days when AT&T was the evil giant.
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This posting was made back in the days when AT&T was the evil giant.
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Now, Microsoft makes AT&T look mild and kind in comparison. :-( (IMHO) ).
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<P>
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@@ -453,13 +456,13 @@ Gates</A>'' award. :-)
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<P>
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OK, back to the story.
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We (Larry and I) received a number of entries by EMail.
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When we began to receive messages from outside of the US, Larry and I
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decided to include International in the name.
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The
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OK, back to the story.
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We (Larry and I) received a number of entries by email.
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When we began to receive messages from outside of the US, Larry and I
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decided to include International in the name.
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The
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<A HREF="http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Obfuscated&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1983&as_maxd=18&as_maxm=4&as_maxy=1984&selm=837%40nsc.UUCP&rnum=2&filter=0">1st IOCCC winners</A>
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were posted on 17 April 1984.
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were posted on 17 April 1984.
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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@@ -482,12 +485,12 @@ place</A>
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BTW:
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The <dis>honorable
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mention wished to remain anonymous.
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While many have asked who it was, we have continued to follow the
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mention wished to remain anonymous.
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While many have asked who it was, we have continued to follow the
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author's wish to remain anonymous.
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A few years ago, we asked the author if they still wanted to remain anonymous.
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They said: ''<I>Yes, I want to keep my anonymity.
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But you can tell them that I am a well known for my connection to the
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But you can tell them that I am a well known for my connection to the
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C language"</I>''.
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It was not until 2001 that another
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<A HREF="/years.html#2001_anonymous">anonymous
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@@ -496,33 +499,33 @@ entry</A> received an award.
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<P>
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BTW:
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The
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The
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<A HREF="/years.html#1984_mullender">1984 winner</A>
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remains one of my (Landon Curt Noll) all time favorites.
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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The name used in the posting of the
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<A HREF="http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Obfuscated&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1983&as_maxd=18&as_maxm=4&as_maxy=1984&selm=837%40nsc.UUCP&rnum=2&filter=0">1st
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The name used in the posting of the
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<A HREF="http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Obfuscated&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1983&as_maxd=18&as_maxm=4&as_maxy=1984&selm=837%40nsc.UUCP&rnum=2&filter=0">1st
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IOCCC winner</A>
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posting was <B>I</B>nternational <B>O</B>bfuscated <B>C</B> <B>C</B>ode
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<B>C</B>ontest or <B>IOCCC</B> for short.
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<P>
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The posting said ''<I>1st annual</I>'',
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so in 1985 we held the
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so in 1985 we held the
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<A HREF="/years.html#1985">2nd IOCCC contest</A>
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and the tradition continues as the longest running contest
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and the tradition continues as the longest running contest
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on the Internet.
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<P>
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P.S. Part of the inspiration for making the IOCCC a contest goes to the
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<A HREF="http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/">Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest</A>.
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P.S. Part of the inspiration for making the IOCCC a contest goes to the
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<A HREF="http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/">Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest</A>.
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<P>
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P^2.S. See the
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P^2.S. See the
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<A HREF="/all/README">overall README</A>
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for more details.
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