Author: Sergio Martinez
Date: 14:00:52 05/28/01
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On May 28, 2001 at 15:09:53, Dann Corbit wrote: >On May 28, 2001 at 14:15:36, Hannu Wegner wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>I saw some programs in this tournament which are not so well known to the >>public. I would like to know if these programs will be published in some >>way (free or commercial). >> >>First of all I really would like to see Ferret available. And I think I am not >>the only one who think like that. I also know that the question why Ferret is >>not avalable to the public was asked sometimes before. But I try to ask one more >>time. In my point of view it should be very simple to publish Ferret as an >>engine. For example just as a winboard-engine or an UCI-engine (via >>GambitSoft!?) or as an CB-Engine. I don't think that this is hard work anymore. >>It would be so easy for Bruce Moreland to make some bucks. Please!! Bruce, you >>have to publish your engine!! :-)) > >You had better not hold your breath. I found it only makes you turn blue. > >>Then there are other engines as SearcherX, ChesterX, PostModernist, ShrikeX, >>Tinker, Butcher, Hossa, > >A public version of Hossa is in the works. See his home page. > >>Amateur, TerraPi, monsson > >Monsoon has long been public, and you can even get the source code. > Dann, where can i get Monsoon? I have been in the homepage and says that is private. Are there any old version freeware? Thanks in advance >>and Celes > >Celes is publicly available. > >>which are not >>available to the public. >> >>Are there plans to publish these engines somehow? Some of these engines are well >>known from the ICC. I already played against some of them. But to use them at >>home is something much more interesting. >> >>So any comments are wellcome! > >As we see, the programs are the property of their respective programmers. Some >of them choose not to make them public. We can always ask, but we must expect >'No' might be the response to make them available one way or another. > >Personally, I think Ferret and PostModernist would be the most interesting >releases. Ferret because it might be the strongest chess engine on the planet >and PostModernist because it plays well at "real chess" [IOW - long time >controls]. Also, both of these play with flair. I despise the typical 100 move >griding computer draws that so many of the engines excell at. > >But if those that made them decide that they are only for themselves for all of >eternity I am ready to accept that also. > >>Best greetings, >>Hannu Wegner >> >> >>P.S.: My correct Email is Hannu.Wegner@t-online.de
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