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Subject: Re: How many chess engines use Linux as their primary OS?

Author: Omid David Tabibi

Date: 22:19:41 06/24/03

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On June 24, 2003 at 12:12:52, Andrew Williams 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.
>
>Funny you should ask, Omid. PostModernist is currently a Linux-only engine. That
>situation would change any minute, if I could just work out one small problem
>with PeekNamedPipe(..) on Windows. At the moment it can play under WinBoard if I
>make frequent use of <Move Now>. It either seems to spend all its time thinking
>that there is input available, or it ignores all input altogether...
>
>I used Linux at Maastricht - I'm afraid I can't remember if anyone else did.
>Unfortunately, I don't think I can make it to Graz this year. November is right
>in the middle of teaching. Are you going? I've a horrible feeling that I'm not
>going to go this year and I'll miss out on meeting LOADS of people I'd like to
>meet.
>

November is in the middle of teaching, July is in the middle of exams time...
come on! It is only one week, you sure can find the time.

I will hopefully be in Graz this year. Falcon might not be quite ready by then,
but meeting all the people there is in itself good enough a reason to come!


>AW



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