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Subject: Re: CCT4

Author: pavel

Date: 13:33:44 01/15/02

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On January 15, 2002 at 16:28:01, Peter Berger wrote:

>On January 15, 2002 at 15:19:38, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>On January 15, 2002 at 15:11:26, Volker Richey wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Michael Borgstaedt told me:
>>>
>>>Goliath Light 1.5 was based on a 3rd generation engine.
>>>(engine v3.x, you will find it in Little Goliath 2000 v3.0 and 3.5
>>>also in the ChessBase-Natives Goliath Light 1.0 und 1.5).
>>>
>>>The next generation was the engine v4.0. The commercial engine
>>>was included in the software "Goliath Blitz".
>>>
>>>Goliath Blitz is stronger as Goliath Light 1.5.
>>>
>>>-----------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>The Goliath Light had no permission to start.
>>>
>>>-----------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>Goliath Blitz will play the CCT4.
>>>
>>>volker
>>
>>I don't agree that engines that have "little" in common should be considered
>>unique entries if they are written by the same people or members of the same
>>team.
>>
>>For example, Fritz is rewritten by Frans Morsch each time he makes a new
>>version.  One may assume that if he is rewriting it, he's changing approximately
>>everything.  It would not be appropriate to allow each of these to play as a
>>unique entry.
>>
>>One programmer, one entrant.  And if there are two or more people on the team,
>>that counts as one programmer.
>>
>>My humble opinion.
>>
>>bruce
>
>This is probably a language issue. As a German I can't think of any clearer way
>to put it than Michael did.
>
>1.) He stated that one of the entries wasn't done by him or with his permission
>! The way this fact was highlighted is extremely graphical for a German mind :).
>
>2.) He explained what the two versions of his program are about as a sidenode.


I guess the bottom line is that one version of this program is playing, end of
story.
I too believe that, the entries of two versions wasn't done with his permission.

pavs



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