Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 22:54:13 09/20/98
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On September 19, 1998 at 10:14:46, Thorsten Czub wrote: >On September 19, 1998 at 05:58:51, Tord Romstad wrote: > >>>this is not true. >>>version 284 was on the server. >>>version 289 was on the server. > >>>both for free. > >>The problem is: >>Version 284 _is_ on the server. >>Version 289 _is not_ on the server. > >there is NO problem. > >Version 284 was on the server. It was a broken version. >Than version 289 was on the server. But people like Harald Faber, dirk and >moritz complained about this version because it had 2 executables. >As a result of these complaints, chris deleted 289 from the server months ago, >because he get rid of those bean-counters who are never confident, even not if >they get something for free as a free upgrade... > >Later on of the programmers in chris company put the old 284 again on the >server, for the NORMAL not complaining NON bean-counter customers, to give THEM >at least a later version. > >So the bean counter "problems" are somehow selfmade. > > >>The only CST versions available to the general public are the CD-ROM version >>and version 284. > >Right. And 289 is not anymore on the server because harald faber and others >complained in rgcc about version 289. >If you don't believe it, check in deja-news. >If somebody is in charge that 289 is not anymore on the server, it is the people >who complained about an upgrade for free... > >Chris has now, as a result of this discussion here and the shit prussian >behaviour of people like moritz and others, deleted also the version 284. So >that NO version is on the server. > >Any normal customer can now thank to moritz and harald and other guys who are >never satisfied, even if they get a program for free. > > >>Tord > > >ok - is anything now UNDERSTANDABLE ?? > >If the complaints continue, and the unfair behaviour , we have decided not to >release Chess System Tal win95 anyway. > >We are not releasing Chess System Tal Win95 to make money. We are interested in >making a strong and knowledged playing chess program, get echo from nice >end-customers. But we don't like to talk with bean counters who measure that xyz >is 3 units bigger than mno... > >Moritz : you got 6.4 !! > >So test whatever you want. Who cares... > >We will let you know if we release chess system tal win95 or not. >In the moment it looks we will not release it. > >Sp please buy fritz in feel confident :-)) Sounds to me like the customers can blame Chris Whittington, because he is the one who chooses to or not to make the upgrade files available. They should just be there, if someone doesn't want to have separate executables they don't have to use them. Dave Gomboc
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