Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 10:12:50 09/27/02
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On September 27, 2002 at 12:10:34, Uri Blass wrote: >On September 27, 2002 at 11:28:28, Sune Larsson wrote: > >>On September 26, 2002 at 11:17:40, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On September 26, 2002 at 08:31:11, Sune Larsson wrote: >>> >>>>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 >>> >>>I never used scid so I will not comment about it. >>> >>>I believe that the interface of commercial programs is >>>superior relative to winboard so I do not think that >>>winboard could has a significant commercial value. >>> >>>Yace0.99.56 is weaker than Ruffian so I also do not think that >>>it has big commercial value. >>> >>>Uri >> >> >> How about Arena? >> >> /s > >I do not know >I never tried it > >I do not know if it could have a significant commercial value. > >Uri Just out of curiosity - how come you never tried Scid and Arena? Two excellent pieces of free chess software. If you have databases of chess games, some software is needed to manage them. I found that SCID has features that not even CB8 has (I use both) - f.e. automatic correction of name spelling [player names, events, places etc], automatic setting of elos in games, a very effective double checker (finds pesky doubles that CB8 misses], an even more sophisticated ECO system etc. Arena is just a superb interface for Uci and Wb engines - with the joy of national anthems, logos etc. /s
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