Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 05:31:11 09/26/02
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On September 26, 2002 at 07:06:43, Uri Blass wrote: >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 People just might have other values in life than "making money" - at least when it comes down to our mutual hobby computerchess. Look at Yace, WinBoard and Scid - products with a very high brand of quality... /s
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