Author: Eye Witness
Date: 11:10:40 06/21/03
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On June 21, 2003 at 13:06:19, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >On June 21, 2003 at 10:36:51, Eye Witness wrote: > >> Does Bruce Moreland, regret never releasing Ferret, and being completely >>stingy with a program? There was a time where there was buzz about Ferret >>everyone wanted a copy, would have paid good money. Moreland continually hemmed >>and hawed saying the interface wasn't ready blah blah blah etc, etc(which was >>his right i admit but stil blah blah blah). Now, in my mind at least(most >>others i'm sure too) ferret has no commercial appeal, it could have been a name. >> Now it is a "might have been", not not even a "has been", because it never was! >> A shame a waste a program way past its prime, Ferret told me "it could have >>been a contender". TSK TSk Tsk > > I see nothing wrong with the behaviour of Bruce Moreland. Do you see any statement above that his actions are wrong? I believe wasteful selfish actions but a person can be wasteful and selfish with what is theirs. > Why release his fine program if he does not want to do so? > The programmer can do what he likes and nobody has the right > to claim. Who said he couldn't? All i ask is that people read and respond to what is stated. Icertainly made no claims to what his rights are, this is commentary on a known chess engine in a chess forum- subject a wasted chess engine and reret - public regret and possibly morelands regret but certainly public regret > Kurt
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