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Subject: Re: Latest millenium news?

Author: Chessfun

Date: 23:50:22 04/15/01

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On April 16, 2001 at 00:59:14, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On April 15, 2001 at 21:24:29, Chessfun wrote:
>
>
>Furthermore, the result would something of a forgone conclusion if the product
>is unchanged. Unless they lock up Kramnik in Enrique's basement.


Under that assumption the result is a forgone conclusion as Kramnik will
be given the program months in advance plus all changes.


>>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.


There may well be licence agreements but it happens everyday at chess servers
all over the internet.


Sarah.



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