Author: Slater Wold
Date: 09:38:00 06/25/03
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From http://www.playwitharena.com/directory/interviews/perola_iv.htm: "There will be a free(beer) version for Linux and Mac OSX as soon as I have fixed some outstanding bugs in the windows version. My primary operating systems since many years are Linux and BSD. I also use Windows for chess software and for engine-engine matches." -Per-Ola It hasn't been released however. On June 24, 2003 at 20:45:07, Keith Evans wrote: >On June 24, 2003 at 19:25:43, Djordje Vidanovic 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. >> >> >>I know of several engines that are developed in Linux (and then ported to >>Windows). Such as Ruffian, SOS, Deep Sjeng. gcc means portability so that, for >>instance, Ruffian's author can use his Mac when he wishes to or simply switch to >>the Windows XP machine etc. The same is with other programmers. I just read >>that Postmodernist does the same. Linux is an excellent environment for >>developing chess programs and it is very stable. It is much stabler than ANY >>version of Windows (in my opinion). >> >>Djordje > >Is there a Linux version of Ruffian available? I couldn't find it. > >Thanks, >Keith
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