Author: Omid David Tabibi
Date: 22:09:52 06/24/03
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On June 24, 2003 at 19:25:43, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >On June 24, 2003 at 10:42:59, Omid David Tabibi wrote: > >>I was wondering about the popularity of Linux amongst the computer chess >>programmers. How many use Linux as the primary environment? Crafty, ...? >> >>Also, did any of the participants in Maastricht WCCC use Linux? Will anyone use >>Linux in Graz? >> >>Thanks. > > >I know of several engines that are developed in Linux (and then ported to >Windows). Such as Ruffian, SOS, Deep Sjeng. I think that GCP is using Linux as the secondary environment for Deep Sjeng. In Maastricht at least he ran Sjeng on Windows... Did Rudolf Huber (SOS) use Linux in Maastricht? >gcc means portability so that, for >instance, Ruffian's author can use his Mac when he wishes to or simply switch to >the Windows XP machine etc. The same is with other programmers. I just read >that Postmodernist does the same. Linux is an excellent environment for >developing chess programs and it is very stable. It is much stabler than ANY >version of Windows (in my opinion). > >Djordje
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