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Subject: Re: Why dont engines support the egtb format that Chessmaster uses?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 15:01:29 04/02/04

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On April 02, 2004 at 12:55:53, 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
>
>Not at all, you take on average 2 years to reply to email questions from
>authors.

No, he usually responds within 2 hours for those of us that don't go around
calling him "a fucking idiot..."


>
>>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.
>>Thanks,
>>Eugene



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