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Subject: Re: Shredder in the SSDF list

Author: Jason Williamson

Date: 21:48:30 04/13/00

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On April 13, 2000 at 13:41:41, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On April 13, 2000 at 05:40:00, Frederic Friedel wrote:
>
>>I think what the SSDF needs is the moral support of the computer chess
>>community.
>
>its not a question of morals.
>it is a question of system-immanent failures and manipulations in
>testing procedures they use.
>if they allow ONE company (ChessBase) to betray with a special
>device, the moral question is up to this company.
>
>>They are private citizens who for many years have been providing an
>>invaluable service to this community, at considerable personal expense
>>(especially in terms of time) and without any personal gain. If they are
>>attacked they should be vigorously defended,
>
>smoking is not dangerous says mr. malboro.
>=
>the ssdf should be defended says mr.chessbase.
>
>whats this ? a joke ?
>
>
>> not given dispassionate legal
>>advice (this does not apply to your post, which provides factual and moral
>>support). I'm sure Thoralf Karlsson and Bertil Eklund have no desire to spend
>>months in Swedish and German courts, testing the validity of the advice.
>
>any person has to be in charge for what he does or says.
>we are adults. this is not a playing ground where parents are in charge
>for their children.
>if thoralf and/or bertil want to be adults they shall do what they do.
>by all risks and all means.

All I can say is:
Boycot Millenium products until such time as they stop harassing sddf.  I find
it odd that we don't hear any accusations from the Rebel camp against chessbase.
 Hmm maybe they aren't as paranoid and deluded as others seem to be.

I think I will buy Deep Junior and Rebel Tiger.

Jason




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