Author: Jason Williamson
Date: 12:55:03 05/28/01
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On May 28, 2001 at 11:29:54, Frank Phillips wrote: >On May 28, 2001 at 10:07:01, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >>On May 28, 2001 at 06:04:45, Frank Phillips wrote: >> >>>Will perhaps still unconvinced that this >>>is actually my program and not some Crafty clone. He apparantly cannot >>>understand how Searcher has suddenly burst onto the scene. >> >>Will is sortof the grandfather of CCT and hence he is probably >>overly protective about keeping clones out of it. I feel that >>allowing clones would ruin this tournament as it is especially >>important for amateur programmers, and I think Will is fearing >>the same. >> >>If he has still doubts, I can send a complete archive of all >>your posts here from the end of 1998 till last month. >> >>-- >>GCP > > >I can appreicate this. Was anybody else questioned? I thought he was trolling. > Probably my state of mind. I was pretty upset and in rant and rave mode. > >I can post our coversation if you wish, but would prefer to not do this; and to >either not have this coversation or, if absolutely necessary, have it with Will. > >I offerred to imediately send log files both while playing when _Will_ provoked >this on ICC with what to me seemed like a cheap jibe, as I recall just before >the Fritz game. I also offered to send the log files imediately after. > >In defending my inocence, I am in danger of seeming to protest too much, but am >still upset, perhaps mostly at myself for rising to the (continuing) bait. Firstly, congrats on your performance. It is a shame that perhaps some question was raised. Hope you take it in stride and continue to work on your program. Any chance you will release the engine to the public, as a winboard engine or otherwise? (I collect winboard engines, since my C++ skills are still too weak for my to get the motivation to do more then a few lines of code towards my future engine Counterplay ;)) JW
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