Author: Steve Maughan
Date: 06:27:10 01/12/01
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David, >It sure is, but it is not the only one. In this case, as in many others, profit >limits progress. The incentive for wanting to develop in general is not >economic. It is personal. If you ask Christophe what he would rather have taken >from him, the thrill and satisfaction of getting the ideas that he has gotten, >or the money he has made from it, I think he would rather let the money go. I do agree that many people, myself included, have created chess programs for interlectual pleasure and with the expectation of making zero money from them. However it is also a matter of available time. I would love to spend all day, every day working on my program as opposed to the one to three hour a week I currently spend - if I win the lottery I'd certainly spend much more time developing the program. Likewise if computer chess becomes a commodity market (and it's getting that way) then Christophe et al will have to spend more time earning a non-chess related income which will reduce the time for improving Tiger. Regards, Steve
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