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Subject: Re: Question

Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Date: 09:10:07 11/28/00

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On November 28, 2000 at 11:05:54, Tony Werten wrote:

>On November 28, 2000 at 10:18:43, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>
>>On November 28, 2000 at 10:00:04, Harald Faber wrote:
>>
>>>On November 28, 2000 at 09:15:30, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>UCI (=universal chess interface)
>>>>
>>>>This is the description of a new interface between a chess engine and a
>>>>graphical user interface called UCI. It was designed by Rudolf Huber and Stefan
>>>>Meyer-Kahlen and is used in the chess engines SOS 11/2000 and Shredder 5 as well
>>>>as in the Shredder 5 graphical user interface. Also the new version 6 of Chess
>>>>Assistant will support this engine interface. The UCI interface is free to use
>>>>for everyone, so you can use it in your own program without any licence fees or
>>>>restrictions. If you make any additions or modifications to the interface it
>>>>might be a good idea to contact me before so we can keep compatibility.
>>>
>>>
>>>Will this UCI be provided for free, separately available? Or how does it work?
>>>BTW great idea!
>>
>>It's free, you can use it in any way you want.
>>
>>What do you mean with availability, it's already available now as I have
>>published the specs?
>
>Hi Stefan,
>
>I think he means if the GUI will be available for free. Or do we have to buy
>Shredder ?

The Shredder5 GUI won't be available for free, but you are anybody else can
write his own GUI using UCI.

Stefan





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