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Subject: Re: Is a third native concept important, questions for a new poll ?

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 11:50:31 05/16/01

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On May 16, 2001 at 14:31:04, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>The Shredder GUI is not free and this is good, because we will for sell the
>strong UCI engines, because the programmers can get a little bit ...

I don't understand your point. The program authors can still publish commercial
engines even if the GUI is free. SMK could in principle release the GUI as a
shell for chess engines without charge and release Shredder as an optional
engine for money.

The purpose of the WinBoard editions initially was to release otherwise
unattainable WinBoard engines. The advantage for the consumer was the free
nature of the WinBoard GUI, so that the cost was purely engine related. That is
my preference, ie. sparing the consumer from buying a load of silly GUIs
everytime they want a new engine.

Mogens.

• Re: Is a third native concept important, questions for a new poll ? Chessfun 17:43:57 05/16/01
  • Re: Is a third native concept important, questions for a new poll ? Mogens Larsen 22:34:06 05/16/01
  • Re: Is a third native concept important, questions for a new poll ? Frank Quisinsky 18:38:38 05/16/01

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