Author: Frank Quisinsky
Date: 01:49:44 09/23/02
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On September 22, 2002 at 19:59:52, Uri Blass wrote: Hi, >I disagree. >Lot of money? People from all countrys in the world must have the chance to get a good free software. In my opinion is 50 Euro to many money for a chess engine. >Programs in the past had bigger price. That's right, good history or? What do you mean why the software is today available for a slower price. >Every year? >No. In the most cases. >Hiarcs has not new version every year and the same for >Nimzo and gandalf. That's right! >other programs seem also to be less than one per year >Junior have versions 4.6,5,6,7 (4 versions) > >1998,1999,2000,2001,2002 are 5 years > >Junior4.6 came after Junior won wmccc in paris(december 1997) >I guess that Junior8 is going to come only after Junior ? Kasparov >(december 2002) > >the 5th version is 5 years after the first version(1 per year means that the >5th version is 4 years after the first version). > >Uri > >>Best >>Frank It's a question of time. With time comes more strong and free available programs and persons all over the world can used this programs. Commercial software is in my opinion only interesting the GUI developments, not the engine. 99,9% from all people can not win against Knightx (for an example). A good GUI is important and here we have also strong developments (see Scid, Arena and much other software). My question for you: If we have no longer firms which for sell chess engines what do you think what commercial programmers make? Do you think the programmers give here programs also for free? We will see how important is for a programmer the users after a long time where this group of programmers get mony for his programs. The big time for commercial chess is over! Normaly in the new media market. New ideas are interesting and not old ideas ... Best Frank
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