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Subject: Re: difference clones and "tweaked engines"

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 02:16:37 08/03/02

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On August 03, 2002 at 04:44:50, maria clara benedicto wrote:

>Hello everybody,
>
>just ask if possible,
>
>what is difference between "clones" and "tweaked engines"?

A clone is just a copy. Even I can make one.... If the engine is tweaked ist is
changed some evaluation parameters or other structures in the program.

>
>if i make "tweaked engines" then use new name this is clone?

You can not use a slightly changed engine as it was your own.
>

>if i make "tweaked engines" but use original author name, this is not "clone"?

In both a tweaked and cloned program you should always say who made it. And that
is "always"  Robert Hyatt..... :-)

Torstein

>
>thank you,
>
>maria



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