Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 14:05:26 09/20/02
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On September 20, 2002 at 15:27:07, Peter Skinner wrote: >>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. > >There are many _suspected_ Crafty clones out there for sure. > >You state there are many suspects now, what programs would these be? > >Personally I only know of the Crafty ones that are suspected. Are there programs >that are being accused of ripping off a commercial product? > >If so, what are they? The only case of a commercial engine I know of (not counting the endless parade of "mychess 0.1" programs on ICC that are not worth mentioning) was in a past WMCCC event. A genius ripoff that was caught. I've named all the "known" crafty ripoffs that have been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt (le petite, voyager, bionic impakt, gunda-1). There are others that I don't mention because I have never had an easy way to prove or disprove such a claim. However, when a strong new program comes along, plays a while, and then goes "bye-bye" with no further notice, you can figure "something was awry there."
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