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

Author: Daniel Clausen

Date: 08:47:23 11/03/01

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On November 02, 2001 at 16:08:15, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>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?


Well, we Mac users would pay. :) I'm waiting for the second half-hearted port of
a so-called commercial program. I'd even buy it, almost no matter what! ;)

Sargon



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