chongo@nsc.UUCP (Landon C. Noll) (03/26/84)
im sure you have all seen gross, or down right structurally obscene C source code before. some people who deal with various parts of the UN*X source wonder if some folks try rather hard to produce such down right smelly code. now you have the chance to compete with the worst C hackers around by sending in your own obfuscated C program. just follow the contest rules below: 1) the source file must be no more than 512 bytes long 2) mail your source to: hplabs!nsc!chongo no later than April 11, 1984. entries posted to the net will NOT be accepted. please give your letter the subject of: obfuscated C code contest. 3) winning entries will be posted to net.lang.c after April 12, 1894. (thats the prize folks) 4) indicate your net address in the text of your entry, this will be used to give credit unless you indicate that you want to remain anonymous. 5) entries must be of original work. (dont send anything that might upset Big Brother Bell) all entries are public domain. (who would want to own them anyway?!) entries will be judged for: violations of structured programming, non-clarity, and use of "by the K&R book" C. (use of local mods to C are not encouraged) extra credit if they can be compiled using the 4.2BSD C compiler on our VAX 780, but dont let the lack of a 780 or 4.2 discourage you! chongo <flames about the contest will be kindly #ifdef'ed out> /\CC/\ UN*X is a trademark of Usenet Hackers Anonymous
chongo@nsc.UUCP (Landon C. Noll) (03/28/84)
just to stop flames: the date 1894 should have been 1984. though this is not an error, using 1984 does put a better bound on things... chongo <> /\../\