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

Author: pavel

Date: 13:29:09 09/23/02

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On September 23, 2002 at 16:18:52, Ulrich Tuerke wrote:

>On September 23, 2002 at 16:01:38, Dieter Buerssner wrote:
>
>>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
>
>I agree. Support of winbord and uci protocol is imho some argument for the
>originality of the origin.
>
>Perhaps it is conceivable that some expert in programming with a lot of patience
>and a lot of trial and error attempts may be able to crack for instance the
>interface between Fritz engine and GUI.
>If he is really an expert, he perhaps can even succeed to link the engine dll
>statically into his program.
>Perhaps it's now in principle even possible that he succeeds to implement the
>uci and winboard protocol in the part wrapping the Fritz dll.
>
>But may be it's more likely that a Comet will hit us tommorrow than someone
>following this procedure ?  And all this in order to release a freeware engine ?
>
>
>Uli

Not to mention, the possibilitiy of adding virus to it.
http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?253086

I mean ofcourse it all makes perfect sense to go through that much trouble...

;)
pavs


ps, how often do you log into chessnet with comet?
    I use the account Standard(c), maybe we can have some games, for fun, when
    you have some time?



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