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Subject: Re: Crafty not that strong (2)

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:56:37 04/24/00

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On April 24, 2000 at 15:43:24, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
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>Here's my question. If pondering=off cripples Crafty so badly to the point that
>Bob Hyatt has to write dozens of posts about it, why doesn't he just do
>something to fix it? I mean, surely the time spent writing all those posts could
>have been put to better use.

That makes a great deal of sense if Dr. Hyatt were writing crafty to make people
happy who want to play engine verses engine matches on a single machine.
However, he does not play it that way and it is contrary to his purposes.

Do you alter your programs to make them do what others wish even when it does
not coincide with your desires?



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