Author: Uri Blass
Date: 03:39:30 02/08/03
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On February 08, 2003 at 06:15:58, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On February 07, 2003 at 13:01:51, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On February 07, 2003 at 12:36:48, Matthew Hull wrote: >> >>>On February 07, 2003 at 12:08:58, Tony Werten wrote: >>> >>>>On February 07, 2003 at 11:25:20, Uri Blass wrote: >>>> >>>>>On February 07, 2003 at 11:05:25, Tony Werten wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On February 07, 2003 at 08:34:51, Ed Schröder wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On February 07, 2003 at 07:12:01, Tony Werten wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>On February 07, 2003 at 04:35:30, Dave Gomboc wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>There hasn't been much change to it lately. I hope Ed is merely temporarily >>>>>>>>>distracted by GK vs DJ and will be continuing his excellent work after the match >>>>>>>>>has finished! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I'm afraid he's starting to realize what retirement exactly means :( Or his wife >>>>>>>>does ;) >>>>>>> >>>>>>>he he... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Both of you are wrong. While documenting the program I got a few improvement >>>>>>>ideas and from one thing came another. >>>>>> >>>>>>I have some for you too (based on your pages) Where do I send them ? Or else >>>>>>contact me by email and I'll reply it to you. >>>>>> >>>>>>Tony >>>>> >>>>>You can post them here. >>>>> >>>>>I can also do it but >>>>>I do not see a motivation to give ideas for free at this moment. >>>> >>>>I never mind giving away ideas if it helps someone who has a problem. >>>>> >>>>>What is your motivation? >>>>>Do you want to help Ed because his ideas helped Xinix? >>>> >>>>Yes, I was already using the same idea he was using. His version was better. >>>>Combined with my version is even more better. >>>> >>>>If I was helped with his idea, I should return the favour. >>> >>> >>>Progress might be much faster if everyone followed your example. >>> >>>One wonders if we would not already have a 6-0 computer-Kasparov match result by >>>now if everyone shared information instead of hoarding it. >>> >>> >>>Matt >> >>I think that if you want everybody to share information there is a way to do it. >> >>If people know that they get money for their contribution to do a better chess >>program they will share information. >> >>It is possible to invite all the programmers to give ideas >>about improving chess programs when the people who give significant contribution >>will get money for their contribution and the decision about people who gave >>significant contribution can be done by the programmers. >> >>The only thing that is missing is a sponsor to give the money. >> >>Uri > >Uri, you always talk about money, money, money for this stuff. There are enough >chess engine authors who post here that if they co-developed a single engine >instead of each working on their own, Kasparov would get blown out of the water >by what they came up with. It doesn't require money, it just requires >cooperation. > >Dave Yes but the point is that money is a good reason to convince more people to cooperate. Uri
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