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Subject: Re: Deep 9 incident

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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