Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 14:07:43 05/20/00
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On May 20, 2000 at 16:53:03, blass uri wrote: >I see the programmers as players because they worked hard for their programs. I don't share that view. I think you're trying to humanize a piece of software to defend its rights. >If you do not let programs to use opening books then part of the programmers >will not put their programs in tournaments against humans. I don't think that is true, but who knows. >If programmers worked hard based on the assumption that they will have the right >to use opening books against humans then I expect that they are going to refuse >to play if you change the assumption. You may be right, but programmers shouldn't be allowed to determine the assumptions alone. I think you're advocating that they should be allowed to decide everything. I oppose that viewpoint. Best wishes... Mogens
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