Author: Ryan B.
Date: 18:57:47 09/01/05
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On September 01, 2005 at 21:22:34, A. Cozzie wrote: >A few things: > >1. This may surprise you, but I have never said Zappa was the best thing since >sliced bread. I've said that I think its WCCC performance was very strong, but >lets face it: its only 11 games. To be honest, I just feel that Zappa on my >quad with Erdo's tournament lines can hang with any program/book out there. It >might win, it might lose, but it won't get crushed. > >2. I really don't care about equal hardware strength. I've put months of >effort into making Zappa run well on my quad, and a lot of money into buy >hardware and trying to find sponsors. So has Bob. So has Vincent. So has >Stefan. So has Chrilly. If your program can't run on big hardware, its because >you didn't make the effort. If single cpu is your game, I won't stop you. But >its not mine. > >3. Leo isn't getting a copy of Zappa 2.0 for the next edition because no one is >going to get a copy until the GUI is ready. It really shouldn't be much longer. >As soon as Zappa 2.0 is released, Leo can buy a copy and update WBEC, or he can >tell me he bought a copy while pirating it and update it for WBEC. Possibly he >can get a free copy from Vincent. Its up to him whether or not to do it. > >4. You seem to have a had a serious chip on your shoulder regarding Zappa and I >really don't know why. Are you still upset that you were tricked by Erdo? You >tricked him in the Blitz tournament, so I would think that would satisfy your >taste for revent. I have never posted anything derogatory about Fruit - I have >only respect for Fabien and his program. I just don't understand what I have >done to deserve this persecution. > >anthony Anthony, The best thing you can do is ignore the people who do not like you or your program. It should not be a shock to see some mixed responses about an amature strength program going commercial on a forum full of chess amature programmers. I think you should focus on the people who show support and be happy. Good luck, Ryan
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