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Subject: Re: Ferret Chess Regret?

Author: Eye Witness

Date: 11:18:59 06/21/03

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On June 21, 2003 at 12:10:21, Andrew Williams wrote:

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>I always think that if you're not prepared to use your real name, you shouldn't
>really be criticizing others.
>
>Andrew

Please point to the critical statement, no criticism at all commentary on actual
events.  People at one point and time really wanted it- now there is not the
same level to acquire the program at all, a fact.  He would not allow anyone
else to have it or purchase it, which was his right, but again  a fact.
Currently i and i'm sure that most icc members do not consider to Ferret to be
in the same class as top programs like they once did- most likely a fact.
Commentary on a regrettable known chess engine in a computer chess forum

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



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