Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 09:57:59 04/02/04
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On April 02, 2004 at 12:51:58, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >On April 02, 2004 at 12:42:36, Dieter Buerssner wrote: > >>On April 02, 2004 at 11:46:32, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >> >>>Vincent, I did not gave you permission to use *my* code in your convertor, or I >>>am missing something? >> >>I am using your code in my engine (with your and Andrew Kadatch's permission). >>Built into the engine, there is a function, which you can call a converter. It >>converts (typicall once at setup time) most of the 3 and 4-men tables to an own >>W/D/L format (they are loaded to RAM then, for fast access). >> >>I never thought about it, but now I feel unsecure. Can you comment on this? >> >>I also posted a W/D table (as C source) for KPK here - this table was generated >>from kpk.nbw/nbb >> >>Regards, >>Dieter > >Dieter, you -- and *everybody* else who ever asked me -- have permission to use >the code. The only compensation I (and Andrew Kadatch) ever asked was 2 copies >of program from commercial authors. One for me, other for some chess-playing >friends of mine. > >Vincent never asked the permission. Somebody who uses (weaked) Vincent's engine >in the commercial product asked me, and got the permission. ==> so you remember now that you gave permission for commercial usage to the project leader Tenzing Kernan who by the way needed to write to you 10 times before you answerred email over a period of 2 years. It took him a posting to CCC to get an answer. That's good that you remember it anyway. Still want to start that courtcase? >Thanks, >Eugene
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