Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 14:59:22 09/05/00
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On September 05, 2000 at 17:15:56, Uri Blass wrote: >I do not see why do you think that refusing to test programs only for getting >the program is something immoral(If I understand you correctly). Well, if you want to offer your services for a price then it's your decision. In my case I would see it as immoral because chess software is a hobby, not a carrer move. Furthermore, I wouldn't withold information that might help with the intent of making money later on. If you did that while betatesting for Junior, then your acts were immoral IMHO. >I mean that: >1)I thought about some ideas. >2)I discovered that the ideas are not used by chess programs. >3)I told nobody about the ideas. > >I do not see something immoral in what I did. That depends on how you found out that other programs don't use those ideas. If you exploited your testing job for that, then you have a problem. >Nobody paid me for being a beta tester but Ed paid me for operating Rebel >Century in the Israeli league and I earned more money relative to the price of >chess programs from this job. Operating Rebel in a tournament is slightly different as you're now an employee. I'm talking about offering my services voluntarily, not being hired for a job. I wouldn't mind operating a program for free either. It's not exactly brain surgery. Mogens.
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