Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 21:59:14 04/15/01
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On April 15, 2001 at 21:24:29, Chessfun wrote: >How does taking the program from a box or using the current programer with his >current version change it from Professional to Amateur? The only way I can see >that is that the programmer makes his living at it. By professional I mean the effort of execution, ie. making sure that it's the best version available at this moment in time with all the insider bells and whistles contributed and controlled by the author. Furthermore, the result would something of a forgone conclusion if the product is unchanged. Unless they lock up Kramnik in Enrique's basement. >I think the public will generally accept the result regardless of validation of >authors and distributors. The computer chess community is another matter. >Besides were the comp to do well I don't see them actually at that point not >joining in. That's not how things are done in the real world. You don't buy a few programs at the local software store, run an autoplay qualifier and start a public man vs. machine match without consent from the author/distributor. There are probably licenses that forbid that explicitly. The idea is nonsensical. Mogens.
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