Author: Uri Blass
Date: 09:52:51 02/13/04
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On February 13, 2004 at 12:19:11, Tord Romstad wrote: >On February 13, 2004 at 11:51:15, Bob Durrett wrote: > >>On February 13, 2004 at 11:27:13, Tord Romstad wrote: >> >>>On February 13, 2004 at 04:35:13, Uri Blass wrote: >>>> >>>>Why do you think to share something important that you may find with other >>>>programmers when it means that you will not earn money from chess programming? >>> >>>There are many easier and more comfortable ways to earn money. Besides, >>>considering how I learned all this stuff, selling a chess program >>>without explaining its inner workings would be more like stealing money >>>than like earning money. I cannot sell something which is 95% the work >>>of others and 5% the work of myself, unless I contribute something back >>>to the community by explaining the last 5%. At least to me, having a good >>>conscience is much more important than some extra income. Perhaps I'm >>>naive, but I expect that most others who learn chess programming by hanging >>>around here would feel the same. >>> >>>Another important aspect is of course that of personal enjoyment. What >>>fun is there in inventing new ideas if you never discuss them with anyone? >>> >> >>Your arguments sound good but I doubt that any financially successful chess >>programmers will be persuaded to reveal their secrets. : ) > >:-) > >That was not really my intention. I wrote from the perspective of present >and future newbies (like myself). It doesn't really apply (at least not >to the same extent) to the established professionals, who started programming >in the dark ages before CCC, and had to invent by themselves all the tricks >which everyone can gather from public sources today. > >Tord I do not think that authors of Ruffian and Deep Sjeng started popgramming in the dark ages before CCC. Uri
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