Author: Pete Galati
Date: 07:37:09 08/24/00
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On August 24, 2000 at 05:47:35, Roger Kyte wrote: >On August 23, 2000 at 23:18:29, Pete Galati wrote: > >>On August 23, 2000 at 21:47:04, Roger Kyte wrote: >> >>>On August 23, 2000 at 02:25:13, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>> >>>>It is nice to meet people in person. If you haven't gone to one of these, and >>>>you have a program, I recommend that you go. You'll meet some interesting >>>>people, and learn a lot. >>>> >>>>If things are done over the internet, there is less communication and less >>>>common experience. >>>> >>>>I'm happy to go, I just don't want it always to be me who pays for the 11-hour >>>>plane trip. >>>> >>>>bruce >>> >>>You complain that it costs money to participate in a prize fund match. >>> >>>Also, you do not release your program as an engine for sale, perhaps as a >>>chessbase engine, this would also cover your expenses and then some. >>> >>>I think you have to take part of the blame for your financial woes and not blame >>>others. >> >>I don't see it that way. It's just not Crafty's nature to be a money making >>machine. Same thing with several other programs there. It's rather pointless >>to turn the tournament into something that is only posible to compete in if you >>have a comercial program. Besides, why would he have turned Crafty into a >>commercial program in anticipation of this event? Doesn't make sense to me. >> >>Pete > >Crafty ? > >Note the thread header 'Re: WMCC/Ferret? > >How did Crafty get in here, Crafty cannot make money because of an agreement >between, Dr. Hyatt and the University he works for, he cannot make money on the >program, hence it is freeware. > >Remember, I was only discussing Ferret. Please read my posts _carefully_ before >you comment. Bye That was reckless of me. But apply the exact same thing I said about Crafty to Ferret. It still applies. Bruce could turn Ferret into a commercial venture, but all for the sake of an occasional tournament? No, it's not going to happen for the sake of covering tournament costs. Pete
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