Author: Uri Blass
Date: 04:06:43 09/26/02
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On September 26, 2002 at 06:33:35, Sune Larsson wrote: >On September 26, 2002 at 04:31:29, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On September 26, 2002 at 04:05:35, Yuriy Lyapko wrote: >> >>>> >>>>Better commercial ruffian is better than a better free ruffian. >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>Very strange statement. Uri, you have too much money? Windows at $1000 is better >>>than the same Windows free-of-charge? I really don't understand your point. >>> >>>George > >> >>My point is that a better free ruffian is bad news for all the programmers who >>think maybe to sell their program in the future unless the author is going to >>release also the source code but I do not expect the author of Ruffian to do it. >> >>I am going to release a better free movei but I do not plan to release a version >>that is significantly better than all the free programs even if I can develop >>it(I still hope that I can). >> >>Uri > > > > Aha - in order to go commercial you have to be significantly better than the > free programs?! And before the line was set by the playing strength showed by > Yace/Crafty. Now it is Ruffian... So your whole flood of negative arguments > towards Ruffian (including mentioning virus and distrust of the author since > he doesn't post on forums) seems to spring from very subjective thoughts, > feelings and plans of your own... IMO, this is not the way to create respect > for yourself as a person nor as a chess programmer. > > /s I am not going to post more negatives posts about Ruffian. My suspect was based on the fact that the decision did not seem to me logical decision but maybe I do not understand and releasing a free program that is clearly better than the other programs is a better way to make money later from selling even a better program. Uri
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