Author: Joachim Denzler
Date: 05:55:16 12/06/00
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I don't no you in person nor Marcus nor Stefan. But I deeply respect all of you for different reasons. In my opinion this whole process went in the wrong direction. It started with Marcus against Millennium, now it is the Rebel Team against Stefan, and in my opinion such discussions that you started here, move the whole thing toward "one part of the computer chess world against another part". To state it explicitly: it is not my job to judge the one behavior or the other. But comparing the contents of the posts in CCC (and other forums in Germany) the trend is that one year ago (when I started with computer chess), the authors of chess programs congratulated each other for success (like number one in SSDF, or winning a tournament), and the dirt was thrown between the fanatic users of the chess programs. Today, the fight is between the authors of chess programs, and everybody who attends in this contributes to damaging the whole profession - not personally but in general. So my hope is that you, Ed, Christophe, Stefan and all the others are the big persons in the background who provide us with excellent chess software. My guess is that such discussions harm all of you. And a clear winner will not be found - and if so: who will profit by such a victory. It's a pitty - for sure - that the Marcus versus Millennium trials started. Both sides believe to be right. But in my opinion neither side is willing to retreat. And the more persons become involved somewhere the less are the chances that the whole thing will end in smoke. My wishes (well, it is not Christmas yet, but anyway) are: 1. Stefan should influence Millennium to retreat 2. Ed, Christophe should influence Marcus to retreat 3. Nobody shall light more fire in this case 4. All of you shall meet and discuss (perhaps at the home of Christophe these days ...) These are just my thoughts! And of course: I do not earn money with computer chess! This make it much easier to write such posts. Joachim
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