7 Mar
2002
7 Mar
'02
4:37 p.m.
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.
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)subatomix.com