Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:44:05 09/20/02
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On September 20, 2002 at 07:34:02, pavel wrote: >On September 20, 2002 at 02:17:19, Uri Blass wrote: > >>>> >>>> >>>>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... >>> >>>Actually, Dieter started posting in here and log in to ICC much later IIRC. >>>At first he only used to post at winboard forum IIRC. >> >>It is not important for this discussion. > >As I said (you snipped): "Not that it has anything to do with anything. ;)" > > > > >> >>The point is that the author of Ruffian does not post in the winboard forum and >>I do not know that he post in another forum. > >The point is that it is possible to not post in winboard forum and other forum >but come up with a strong engine. > >I don't see programmer of Fritz brag about his program and perticipate in any >forum. >Why is it not possible for someone else? You miss the point completely. Frans _has_ attended _many_ wmccc and WCCC type events. While he doesn't discuss "secrets" he does discuss chess and fritz/quest all the time. Again, he didn't just drop out of the sky. Neither did Lang. Ed. Hirsch. Slate/Atkin. Thompson. Hyatt. Hsu. nor any of the more recent micro programs... If someone is developing a strong program, they almost certainly have input from somewhere... Or they are playing it against other players. There is no incentive to develop a chess engine in a dark cave with no lights. Part of the fun is busting humans... And that makes it public. >Does his silence means that there is something fishy about his program? > > He isn't "silent". He's been participating at computer chess events for a _long_ time. >cheers, >pavs
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