Author: Stuart Cracraft
Date: 13:18:39 01/03/06
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On January 03, 2006 at 13:28:11, Roman Hartmann wrote: >On January 03, 2006 at 10:28:15, Michael Diosi wrote: > >>On January 03, 2006 at 10:18:52, Stefan Schiffermüller wrote: >> >>>So many chess engines became so strong last year. I suppose the reason is the >>>open source code of Fruit. Now every more or less talented chess programmer can >>>build an engine that is at least as strong as Fruit. (Take the Fruit code and >>>change it, that it can not be called a Fruit clone.) Very talented chess >>>programmers could be even stronger by combination of the Fruit knowledge with >>>their own experiences. I believe, if the Fruit code were not open than Fruit >>>would be strongest engine now and Shredder were the second. >>> >>>Please understand me correctly. I want only express that the author of Fruit is >>>the real hero of this revolution in computer chess. I dont want to degrade the >>>achievments of other authors. >>> >>>Best Regards >>>Stefan Schiffermüller >> >>Hi, >> >>If anyone makes a clone they will be discovered, exposed and embarrassed in >>public. However you are right, Fabien has created a more positive environment by >>showing that it is possible to make a very strong chess program. >> >>Best, >> >>Michael > >I guess the topic (of the initial post) isn't about cloning but rather about >recycling ideas of fruit which some people seem to have done sucessfully. > >regards >Roman Is it truly Fruit or just Fruit the-well-written-and-debugged-Everymans? It seems like Fruit is not revolutionary except that a) the author released the code to b) a very well-debugged program. That in itself is revolutionary but I am not sure that permits anyone to recycle its ideas as those ideas are Everyman's. (When I see the female computer chess programmer I will change it to Everyperson, but I haven't, since at least Kathe Spracklen days...) Stuart
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