Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:48:14 09/20/02
Go up one level in this thread
On September 20, 2002 at 11:49:27, Russell Reagan wrote: >On September 20, 2002 at 00:42:54, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On September 19, 2002 at 19:58:32, Russell Reagan wrote: >> >>>On September 19, 2002 at 17:42:36, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>Such would certainly be required to >>>>play in any ICGA tournament, for example... >>> >>>Which would be required? Showing source or providing an executable? >>> >>>Russell >> >> >>Probably both. The source for inspection, the executable so that the >>results can be compared to the results produced by a real compile on the >>"claimed source". >> >>IE we once had a famous case of a person with legitimate source code, but >>they were using a commercial engine. Compiling the source and comparing >>it to the "engine being used" cleared that up in an instant. :) > >Are commercial authors ok with this? I would think they wouldn't be overly eager >to show someone their source. Or does this only occur in the case of suspicion? > >Russell The ICCA/ICGA rules are _very_ specific in that regard. The only saving grace is that you would never have to show your program source to a competitor, only to someone on the organizing committee, assuming a protest was made or a suspicion surfaced... It has happened in the past. It probably will happen more in the future as there are _many_ "suspects" nowadays. I only follow the "crafty clones" myself but there are too many of those that have slipped into major (non-ICCA) chess events... And even once into an ICCA event.
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.