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Subject: Re: Post Your Support For ferret?

Author: Peter McKenzie

Date: 03:30:32 07/02/03

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On July 01, 2003 at 16:07:57, Will Singleton wrote:

>On July 01, 2003 at 12:57:11, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>On July 01, 2003 at 05:54:30, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>There are a lot of programmers who chose not to release their private program.
>>>Your assumption that Ferret was in high demand has no basis.
>>>
>>>It was never tested by the ssdf so we do not know if it had chances against the
>>>commercial programs in the past with one cpu.
>>>
>>>Maybe it was simply one of the many programs that are weaker than the commercial
>>>programs.
>>
>>I'm sure that your program SUCKS too, Uri.
>>
>>bruce
>
>Uri's point is not that Ferret "sucks," as you and my 13-year-old would put it,
>but that since it is unreleased there is no way to judge demand or strength.
>Based on tournament results, we can guess at its level of play, and I would
>guess it's very strong, maybe approaching Ruffian.  (or maybe it is Ruffian!)

Now there is an interesting theory!

>
>Will :)



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