Author: John Merlino
Date: 12:25:26 08/16/02
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On August 16, 2002 at 11:52:14, Frank Quisinsky wrote: >Hi John, > >I have a wish ... > >Please create a Chessmaster 9000 version with WinBoard TheKing without an OPK >copy protection. It's to complicated for users, to many questions in chess fora >in the last year. It's possible to added on the Chessmaster CD a directory where >user can find an opening book for TheKing for other GUIs. So Winboarder can play >with WinBoard and TheKing very easy with an own TheKing opening book. > >A strong copy protection where user must put the CD in here CD-ROM drive is >enough in my opinion. > >What do you thinking about it? >The King is a very interesting chess program for all users of different chess >GUIs and all must buy the Chessmaster CD if this groups of persons have interest >to play with TheKing under other GUIs. Not to do with Chessmaster GUI, the GUI >is very good (over years) but for the fans of ... > >Best >Frank It is almost certainly not going to happen, at least not in the way that you suggest (CD requirement). There were MANY more people who complained about requiring the CD than asked how to use The King in other GUIs. But there has to be SOME way for us to know that the user is a legitimate owner of The King engine, and the only way to get The King is to own Chessmaster. Therefore, the most logical way is to have The King and the GUI communicate and verify each other, and this is done via the OPK method. It is not acceptable (IMO) for a chess engine itself to ask for a CD; that is the job of the GUI. So putting that kind of protection directly in The King is not a good idea. I will discuss this with Johan, but I doubt that anything will be changed for CM9000. jm
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