Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 16:17:31 09/19/01
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On September 19, 2001 at 12:49:49, Steve Maughan wrote:
>Georg,
>
>>I think you are missing the point here. He said:
>>
>>" I have no time any longer to put my time in porting the Rebel ==> engine <==.
>>I have tried 2 times and both failed because compiler problems. "
>>
>>He wasn't talking about the GUI. The GUI isn't the problem since there is the
>>winboard protocol ..
>
>I fully understand what Ed is saying and haven't missed the point. You're right
>the GUI isn't the problem for Ed - it's a problem for his potential customers.
>If sales fall too much due to lack of Windows GUI then Ed may not have the
>resources to continue developing the engine. As for Winboard or UCI this may be
>Ed's only solution but it's hardly ideal and the most a Winboard engine has sold
>for is Gandalf 4.32 at $30 - no huge money.
>
>Steve
If I can add my two cents, we already have a GUI for Rebel-Tiger, which could be
used for Rebel if Ed ports his engine one day.
Christophe
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