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Subject: Re: Ruffian 0.76 is still playing incredible strong!

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 17:02:44 09/19/02

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On September 19, 2002 at 18:21:10, pavel wrote:

>On September 19, 2002 at 18:06:32, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>That's the point.  I can't imagine someone working on an engine, in a vacuum,
>>>>>>for a decade, before anyone finds out about it.  I can't imagine anyone writing
>>>>>>a program in 6 months that would come close to beating _any_ top program.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Anything is possible, I will agree.  But the probability is so low that it
>>>>>>will make people wonder...
>>>>>
>>>>>I hope you realize that you have essentially *publicly* leveled an accusation
>>>>>without presenting any evidence. I would prefer in such cases that either an
>>>>>investigation be conducted discretely or a wait and see policy be followed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I haven't leveled _any_ accusation whatsoever.  I asked a direct question,
>>>>pointing out what has happened in the past.  I have _not_ said that this
>>>>program is a "clone" or anything else, and you can feel free to find some-
>>>>thing I wrote that does make that claim...
>>>>
>>>>As I said previously, I find it _hard_ to believe that a newcomer would be
>>>>that strong.  _not_ impossible, just _unlikely_.  I stand by that...  If some-
>>>>one takes that the wrong way, fine by me...
>>>
>>>No offense.
>>>But you had the same impression when YACE came out.
>>
>>Yace first release was clearly wekaer than yace of today.
>
>Yes I know that.
>But the time between the first released version of Yace and the last version of
>Yace was very short, if you consider the increase in strenth.
>It was when Yace starting doing as good (or even better) that Bob thought it was
>a crafty clone.
>Later Dann verified himself and convinced Bob.
>
>
>

I don't remember that happening, but if it did, Dann can refresh my
memory.  I have never claimed a program _was_ a clone without proof.  For
Le Petite I posted the proof here in CCC.  As I did for Voyager.  As I did
for Bionic Impact.  As I did for ...




>>
>>>It is a fact that Yace came out of blue and became as strong as Crafty in a very
>>>short time.
>>>Same can be said about Aristarch, which also improved in a very short time.
>>
>>Aristarch first release was clearly weaker than aristarch of today.
>>
>>Aristarch also played before it was released in one of the CCT tournaments if I
>>remember correctly.
>
>
>Yes, true.
>But the time differance between the 2 versions were short, consider the playing
>strength.
>Which goes on to say that it is very much possible to come up with a strong
>version in a short time.
>
>Nothing impossible, nothing hard to believe.
>
>cheers,
>pavs


Again, this is _not_ the same thing.  Yace improved a lot, quickly.  But the
author was here participating in discussions, present on ICC, etc.  So he
didn't just "drop out of the sky".  When _that_ happens, suspicions are bound
to be tweaked...



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