Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:48:09 10/30/03
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On October 29, 2003 at 23:24:50, Keith Evans wrote: >On October 29, 2003 at 13:07:02, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On October 29, 2003 at 12:29:29, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >> >>>On October 29, 2003 at 10:04:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On October 29, 2003 at 01:31:06, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >>>> >>>>>On October 28, 2003 at 23:07:54, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>So the books are 100% different? >>>>>> >>>>>>I don't believe it. 10% I might buy, but based on Jeroen's comments, they >>>>>>are obviously not completely mutually exclusive lines... >>>>> >>>>>Of course not, they all have the Sicilian obviously, just as I'm sure >>>>>your book does. >>>>> >>>>>You can't have three good books and have them not have a single variation >>>>>in common. But if you think the books are largely identical, you are completely >>>>>mistaken. >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>GCP >>>> >>>> >>>>I'll say it again. If they have less than 90% common lines, I would be >>>>amazed. Just think about why... >>> >>>Yes, as I already said, and you obviously didn't read, there are of >>>course common mainlines. But the programs style is substantially different >>>and so are the books. >>> >>>-- >>>GCP >> >> >>And I'll say it again also. If they have 90% in common they are not >>_that_ different. Or can I change 10% of Crafty and enter two copies in >>the next WMCCC? Or three copies? Or N copies? 10% is not much. > >Any idea how much a Noomen book and a Kure book would have in common? Is it >anywhere near 90%? > >-K I have no idea. But it would likely be serendipity. IE if I do a lot of study to decide to include a particular line, and you do a lot of study to include the same line, that is ok. That happens in engine development (hashing, evaluation ideas, etc.) But if I do a lot of study to decide to include a particular line, and then give that to you, my effort is now spread across two engines, through the book. that is the point...
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