Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 11:46:28 01/25/99
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On January 25, 1999 at 13:49:19, Robert Hyatt wrote: [snip] >I really don't know where to start, just yet. The idea was "linux-like" when >I decided to release this. IE there would be _one_ crafty, with lots of folks >trying things. The things that worked ended up in the source, the things that >didn't ended up lost. That has worked pretty well. Until now... > >But it is obvious that it can get worse. And there is little hope of really >making this a fool-proof statement, because once you have source, you can >certainly change enough to make it look and feel different, without really >being different, if that is your goal. > >Perhaps this was a bad idea from the get-go. But I certainly never envisioned >a parallel search I developed being used to whack other new programs right and >left like a big stick... it needs thought... Use of major portions of copyrighted material requires permission. I wrote to Dr. Hyatt before requesting permission to modify Crafty to use the data I generate in the C.A.P. project. My intention is that all Crafty source code still retains Dr. Hyatt's copyright. The changes I make will (for the most part) be generic and public domain (in other words, anyone who wants to uses the code I write to include this data in their chess engines can do so freely without any acknowlegement). The specific interface code between Crafty and the code that I write is a grey area to me, but in any case it will be publicly visible. I think that probably Dr. Hyatt should have ownership even of that part.
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