Author: Ren Wu
Date: 09:36:51 01/25/99
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Here are my thoughts about this I think the only solution is that Bob stop release the new version of Crafty source. Instead, he write some text file explain what he have done in the new version. In other words, Bob present his new ideas in english, rather in C. Personally i don't like the idea that crafty come with source code. I agree that source code does provide quite a lot of info, but for *real* programmers, one or two lines english is enough to get the idea. I don't like to let my program play any clones, either in the server or in a tournament. I may play some crafties if they say it is a crafty running on a different hardware, but i will not play those program who claim it is not crafty because they change the compiler switch, add/delete 1 line of code, or whatever. The flood of crafties is one of the main reason kill my interests to play at chess server fics. Maybe Bob will think twice about this. Other fellow programmers please let us know your opinion. Ren. On January 25, 1999 at 08:44:05, Steve Maughan wrote: >After the huge thread regarding Crafty and Bionic can I suggest a possible >solution. > >How about Dr Hyatt retaining copyright on _part_ of the Crafty code. For >example the MakeMove UnMakeMove section. This allows budding programmers to >probe the _ideas_ behind Crafty eg Null Move, QSearch etc and incorporate them >into their own programs. However, since it would be tough to completely rewrite >only the MakeMove, UnMakeMove, it stops them using the entire code as the basis >of another program. > >I must say the idea of dozens of Crafty clones at the next World Championship is >a daunting thought. I think it would ruine the event. > >Just a suggestion. > >What do you all think! > >Steve Maughan
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