Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:57:02 10/28/03
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On October 28, 2003 at 11:27:30, Sune Fischer wrote: >On October 28, 2003 at 10:55:53, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>I don't think it has a thing to do with honesty. I'd never question >>Jeroen's honesty at all. >> >>It does have a lot to do with fairness. Bruce Moreland summed it up >>best: "why do I have to face the _same_ outstanding book twice in the >>same tournament when I don't ever face the same _program_ twice?" >> >>That's a good point. A good book can be a significant advantage. There >>are complaints if an amateur tries to use a commercial program's opening >>book. Why not if two different commercial entries try to use the same >>book? > >It's a grey zone, just like with Eugene's endgame tables. > Not quite the same. Everybody uses them. The info is identical for all users. Commercial books are not used by everybody... >The most "fair" thing would be if there was only one programmer working on each >engine, and that all programmers should spend the same amount of time on their >engines and have the same amount of development resources, and that all >programmers should develop books and endgame tables on their own, etc.... > >So I reckon fairness is both undefinable and unachievable. > >Let's just say that the engine author using a good book has to "share the >credit" for a win with the book author. >This way, if you want all the credit for yourself you have to do all the work by >yourself, that's how I see it. > >-S.
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