Author: James B. Shearer
Date: 22:08:35 03/18/99
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On March 17, 1999 at 14:33:29, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>It was not an 'intent'. I simply release the source to crafty. I didn't want
>to 'doctor' the source and remove the xboard compatibility code, as that would
>likely lead to lots of errors that were not wanted. There is _definitely_ a
>place for "crafty clones"... ie they provide ready opponents for everyone. But
>they are a 'drain' from the players for the real 'crafty' which directly affects
>the progress made there in a bad way...
This is a bit different than your original statement. Also it still
seems a bit onesided. Don't some of the people running clones find and report
bugs to you? With a little coordination the numerous crafty clones would
provide you with more data rather than less.
James B. Shearer
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