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Subject: Re: Ruffian is here - Make your move Bob Hyatt!

Author: Dieter Buerssner

Date: 13:01:38 09/23/02

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On September 23, 2002 at 15:36:33, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On September 23, 2002 at 14:43:23, Dieter Buerssner wrote:
>
>>On September 23, 2002 at 14:19:51, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>2.  A copy of a commercial engine, aided by a hex editor to change strings
>>>    to disguise what has happened.
>>
>>The only commercial engine, that I am aware of, that supports UCI and WB is
>>Gandalf. AFAIK it is not available for Unix systems. Ruffian, when logged into
>>ICC shows an interface line with xboard. Unix versions are expected soon.
>>
>>>5.  A completely new program, developed by a completely new author, sight-
>>>    unseen by anybody until very recently.
>>
>>I think, point 5 is by far the most probable thing.
>
>We just have to agree to disagree.  I believe it is the _least_ probable
>explanation.

If you believe this, you believe, your point 2 is more probable. Have you any
explaination, how this can be, after reading my argument?

Regards,
Dieter




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