Author: Ulrich Tuerke
Date: 02:47:21 03/14/03
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On March 14, 2003 at 05:17:45, Dann Corbit wrote: >On March 14, 2003 at 04:59:58, Martin Bauer wrote: > >>On March 14, 2003 at 04:45:14, Jouni Uski wrote: >> >>>When I first read about Deep 9 I had immediately some doupts: how can so strong >>>engine come from nowhere. But of course after Ruffian everything is possible... >>>Now I have 2 questions remaining: >>>1. Why it took so long to clear the truth? >> >>I think because only few people had the executable in their hands. > >And missing information. Is it a new program? Is it a modified program? Will >the source be available? Not much was said. In fact, he may have intended [at >some point] to release a modified GPL version of Pepito (but others may know >better). > >>>2. Why are most/all these fake engines from Germany?! >> >>most, all? This is the first fake engine I have heared of. Which one else? >>The total amont of engines from germany is high, so the chance for a fake engine >>is also high? > >There have been quite a few fakes. Crafty clones -- there have been 3 or 4 >(can't remember). One admitted the cloning and the others tried to pretend it >was original. To be exact; these cases had happened in Belgium and Switzerland. Although these countries are close to Germany, they are still autonom. -:) Uli > >There are lots of TSCP modifications where the author never gave Tom credit. >That sort of move I credit to sheer ignorance, since you are not going to have a >world beater without a major surgery and a good deal of understanding of how a >chess program should work.
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