Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 08:11:14 06/25/03
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On June 25, 2003 at 05:07:22, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >On June 25, 2003 at 04:16:35, Andrew Williams wrote: > >>On June 25, 2003 at 01:19:41, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >> >>>On June 24, 2003 at 12:12:52, Andrew Williams wrote: >>> >>>>On June 24, 2003 at 10:42:59, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >>>> >>>>>I was wondering about the popularity of Linux amongst the computer chess >>>>>programmers. How many use Linux as the primary environment? Crafty, ...? >>>>> >>>>>Also, did any of the participants in Maastricht WCCC use Linux? Will anyone use >>>>>Linux in Graz? >>>>> >>>>>Thanks. >>>> >>>>Funny you should ask, Omid. PostModernist is currently a Linux-only engine. That >>>>situation would change any minute, if I could just work out one small problem >>>>with PeekNamedPipe(..) on Windows. At the moment it can play under WinBoard if I >>>>make frequent use of <Move Now>. It either seems to spend all its time thinking >>>>that there is input available, or it ignores all input altogether... >>>> >>>>I used Linux at Maastricht - I'm afraid I can't remember if anyone else did. >>>>Unfortunately, I don't think I can make it to Graz this year. November is right >>>>in the middle of teaching. Are you going? I've a horrible feeling that I'm not >>>>going to go this year and I'll miss out on meeting LOADS of people I'd like to >>>>meet. >>>> >>> >>>November is in the middle of teaching, July is in the middle of exams time... >>>come on! It is only one week, you sure can find the time. >>> >> >>Last year the tournament was in July (after exams) and I was able to attend. >>Being away in the middle of term is different, and in general we don't allow it. >>Much as I'd like to go, it is very difficult to see why an exception should be >>made for me. > >Well, you are not going for a personal holiday, but are participating in order >to contribute to computer science(!?). It's like going to an academic seminar, >which of course every university department encourages its researchers to >attend. > > Sadly, it's not quite that simple here. AW
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