Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 12:49:01 04/02/04
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On April 02, 2004 at 15:34:14, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >My records show Tenzing first contacted me on 5/28/2003. I replied him on >7/11/2003. Not fast, but not 2 years either. I was on vacation part of the time >in between. And all the emails in 2001? >But maybe you are right: IIRC somebody tried to contact me before that, but did >not answer to my request for additional information. I don't remember details, >and it looks that I deleted the mail when cleaned the archive years ago. >Thanks, >Eugene > >On April 02, 2004 at 15:09:50, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On April 02, 2004 at 14:26:46, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >> >>>Yes, to hime I gave permission to use the code in Avery Cardoza’s Chess. Not in >>>other chess-related program or engine. >> >>So you are now admitting that it took more than 2 years and a public posting for >>you to give permission. >> >>That is correct? >> >>Further you are contradicting yourself again. >> >>>Thanks, >>>Eugene >>> >>>On April 02, 2004 at 12:57:59, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>> >>>>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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