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Subject: Re: To christophe theron regarding ct.

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 11:00:14 04/11/03

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On April 11, 2003 at 10:36:06, Uri Blass wrote:

we all know how good of a salesman you are uri :)

>On April 11, 2003 at 09:32:59, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>On April 11, 2003 at 09:17:24, Jonas Bylund wrote:
>>
>>>>>The only thing stopping me from buying Diep is the lack of WB/UCI support!
>>>>
>>>>my interface will load UCI engines. Winboard perhaps too though it is a too
>>>>primitive standard to load it stable.
>>>
>>>But do you sell Diep as a UCI engine, which for example could run under Fritz
>>>interface? if it does i would like to place an order :) i don't need another GUI
>>>where i would have to use a null modem cable to play the GUI engine against CB
>>>engines.
>>
>>If i may ask, do you own fritz?
>>
>>No i will not sell diep as UCI engine as far as plans are now. that is too much
>>user support to do. that is only reason i will not sell it as uci engine of
>>course. too many users going to complain they cannot get it to work. that's why
>>i stopped the winboard version of diep too. selling winboard/uci engines is a
>>selftorturing thing IMHO.
>
>You assume that you have to answer every question.
>
>I think that if you tell the customers that you do not answer
>them questions about winboard and UCI then it is OK.
>
>You only need to make the facts clear before the customers buy
>it.
>
>I fail to see the disadvantage of program that also
>can run on winboard or UCI
>even if the author does not explain how to run it
>in that enviroment.
>
>Uri



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