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Subject: Re: New WB Engine - FICS Interface

Author: Johan Hutting

Date: 00:30:01 07/22/01

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On July 21, 2001 at 16:14:19, Adam Oellermann wrote:

>>Why not make it open source? That way others can contribute while you keep the
>>changes you prefer for your private build.
>
>Hi Johan,
>
>I hadn't really thought of it as a "project" - just something a few people might
>find interesting/useful.

Open source projects can be quite simple :)
I've been thinking of adjusting/replacing zippy myself for a while, but decided
that fixing my movegen was a bit more important.

>I'm happy to open source it. The code is rather <ahem>
>immature at the moment, as well as being in VB, which may be a drawback for
>many.

They should be able to port it to their preferred language (I'll probably do so
with Delphi). Most starting people will want to use Winboard anyway since it's
fine for the average user.

> Nevertheless, I will post it on my web site later this weekend, and I'll
>post the URL here.

I'll send you a list of ideas I had later today (once I find that sheet of paper
:)

Regards,
Johan




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