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Subject: Re: Shredder / ChessBase Criticism

Author: CLiebert

Date: 10:14:16 05/19/01

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On May 19, 2001 at 12:50:35, Martin Schubert wrote:

>On May 19, 2001 at 12:36:01, pete stein wrote:
>
>>On May 19, 2001 at 10:42:43, Martin Schubert wrote:
>>
>>>On May 19, 2001 at 09:59:41, pete stein wrote:
>>>
>>>>Instead of building 2 different Gui's, it would be better to combine the best of
>>>>Fritz GUI (opening book/database/engine tournaments) and the best of Shredder
>>>>GUI (triple / octal or multi brain) into 1 freeware GUI to which noncommercial
>>>>and commercial engines be added, all engines using 1 and the same protocol
>>>>(either UCI, either Winboard protocol).
>>>>The commercial engines could still come with their personal opening book,
>>>>database, engines settings/personalities, logos, etc but not changing the
>>>>standard GUI.
>>>>
>>>>Pete
>>>
>>>How should that be possible? Maybe on compony wants to add some functions to
>>>their engine. And the GUI must support these functions. And how can one GUI
>>>support all possible functions? For example Fritz has a lot of fun levels,
>>>Shredder doesn't.
>>>
>>>Martin
>>
>>
>>Technically it's always possible, and it won't be very difficult either.
>>
>>Pete
>
>Which means if you want to add a new feature you have to tell it the person who
>makes the GUI to add this feature in the GUI.



Fantastic dialogue, great suggestions!


Christian



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