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Subject: Re: Dangers in CC - The Mania of Free Products

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 01:43:13 02/24/03

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On February 24, 2003 at 01:15:42, ludicrous wrote:

>I think these Free Programs are there to make the world a better place :-)
>
>They are free, yet they don't really much harm the commercials financially.
>(Testament: Chessbase, Chessmaster).  The average person usually seeks the bells
>and whistles.
>
>I agree that these great free programs are mostly in the realms of the Computer
>Chess Fan.  Ask any average Computer Chess Fan and they will say they have not
>even heard of Ruffian or Arena.


I heard of but would not waste time while I'm interested in chess. The only
problem is the possible loss of new tools because loss of recompensation for the
programmers...  you missed that aspect.

Rolf Tueschen


>
>Perhaps if the stats are made available, we will all see that Arena is
>Downloaded mostly by people who are really in to Computer Chess.



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