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Subject: Re: Stop UCI support order, because CBase will no longer supported WinBoard!

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:02:41 01/22/02

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On January 22, 2002 at 06:12:49, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On January 21, 2002 at 21:57:49, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>It is my opinion that Frank interpreted the stuff written
>>in the CSS channels exactly as how i interpreted it.
>
>So do I, but I disagree about the "counterattack" proposed.
>
>>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.
>
>If you've spent a little time at CSS then the MO is rather obvious. Quite a few
>people - most of the anonymous - try their best to discredit WinBoard as
>bugridden and obsolete when the opportunity arises. The only argument being the
>words of SMK. In that sense nothing of the current information is surprising.
>The propaganda war started a long time ago. Personally I don't care what
>protocol they choose to support. But the method applied is disgusting IMO.
>
>Regards,
>Mogens


I support winboard.  Period.  I have no plans to _ever_ support UCI or
any other protocol.  I would suggest that everybody follow this and leave
ChessBase alone.  They will realize that it is an advantage to both support
winboard _and_ support it right rather than with the piece of crap design
they currently use.



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