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Subject: Re: What are the main improvement in Ruffian1.04 relative to 1.01?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 07:15:17 03/08/03

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On March 08, 2003 at 10:06:44, Peter Kasinski wrote:

>On March 08, 2003 at 09:25:08, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On March 08, 2003 at 09:00:13, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>>
>>>On March 08, 2003 at 08:37:29, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>>If it is provided only for people who buy pocket grandmaster then I do not
>>>>consider it as free and it is possible that the author earns something from it.
>>>
>>>I'll rely on the readme rather than private speculation. From your point of view
>>>List 5.04 and Anaconda 1.00 are commercial as well by their association with
>>>exclusive Chessbase functionality, whether they receive anything for their
>>>troubles or not. That is pure nonsense.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Mogens
>>
>>I agree that from my point of view List5.04 and Anconda1.00 are commercial.
>>I see no reason to consider a program as a free program if people need to buy
>>another program to get it.
>>
>>Maybe I should change my definitions and the word commercial is not the right
>>word but the word free is also not right because by my understanding a free
>>chess program means that nobody needs to buy another chess program to use it.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Not a single program is free since you have to get a computer to use it.

When I say free I mean free for people who did not buy other chess programs.
The money that some people pay to be connected to the internet is not included.

Uri



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