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Subject: Re: Unauthorized use of Rebel books

Author: Jeroen Noomen

Date: 06:33:58 05/01/02

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On May 01, 2002 at 09:19:54, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>Another example: I know from posts from you in the past that
>you sometimes buy books about certain openings and insert the
>theory from them into the Rebel book.

That's certainly not the way I do it. As I already have put forward
in several postings, not many people seem to know how a good quality
book is made. It is a little bit more than copying games or written
analysis. As you write it here, you have no clue how it is done and
what work is involved.

>Why am I not allowed to do the same, and insert openinglines
>from the Rebel book into my book?

Then do the SAME: Buy the books, analyse the lines, play them against other
programs, skip the lines that are no good for Sjeng and put the lines that are
OK in your book. THEN you are doing the same.

>If you consider one moral, how can you not consider the other
>moral too?

It is easier to say: Sorry Jeroen, I have passed a line, I will not use the
hacked Rebel book. To put a finger in somebody else's direction using counter
arguments is a nice try and a well known tactic, but I will not fall for it.

In the meantime I have sent a letter to the ICCA to clarify matters.

Jeroen



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