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Subject: Re: So there's no Top-Engine for Linux?

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 13:08:15 11/02/01

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On November 01, 2001 at 18:18:26, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote:

>That makes Computer Chess really an expensive hobby... :-(
>
>No Fritz, Gandalf, Rebel, Tiger, Junior, Hiarcs, Nimzo, M-Chess, Shredder for
>Linux... that means that Linux users must go only with Crafty and Yace, maybe
>Diep? I don't think those other listed "linux-compatible" engines are good
>enough for chess analysis...
>
>That means US$ 250.00 for SO upgrades every 1 1/2 year... or a new US$1,000.00
>machine every 2 years... just to remain "Windows updated"? Can't stand with
>that!
>
>A. Ponti

The problem is: no one buys a linux version of a program anyway,
so why criticize windows being expensive if linux users don't pay
a penny?





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