Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 18:57:49 01/21/02
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On January 21, 2002 at 17:00:38, Mogens Larsen wrote: It is my opinion that Frank interpreted the stuff written in the CSS channels exactly as how i interpreted it. Also chessbase considering stopping winboard support, as they do not earn money with it but lose a lot of effort and budget of their helpdesk support to it (all speculation from my side) would fit exactly in this picture. >Hey Frank, > >There are two things to note about the Chessbase WinBoard support. First of all >it's not very well executed given the number of (presumably) competent employees >and furthermore few serious attempts have been made to improve it. Secondly, >that the quality, or lack thereof, haven't been disclosed to those who tried >adapting their engine to the specifications and the illusion of compatability >propagated to the public. All in all it is not a great loss. And since I'm a >firm believer in all or nothing, almost any step that removes the current >imperfect solution is preferable. > >With that statement under the belt, it does offend me ethically that Chessbase >will get away with homage to incompetence virtually unscathed. Not to mention >taking advantage of the amateur endeavours, which UCI is an attempt to >revitalize. But it's a personal opinion and not an encouragement for boycotting >whatever plans they may or may not have. It boils down to author management of >his or her own chess engine. If the author in question nurtures no grudge >against CB and has (more or less realistic) ambitions to compete against the >best, then so be it. I merely hope that memories of past experiences aren't >erased completely. > >In short. I can't encourage a boycott despite my opinions about the company in >question. WinBoard will survive with or without Chessbase and with or without >UCI. That's just my humble opinion. > >Regards, >Mogens
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