Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:39:38 11/01/03
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On October 31, 2003 at 22:48:38, Russell Reagan wrote: >On October 30, 2003 at 14:32:08, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >>I don't understand why ChessMaster is allowed to use a Kure book (general.ctg) >>in the SSDF testing. > > >On this point, I agree that it does not exactly produce accurate results for >ChessMaster. It is probably the lesser of many evils though. You can't use CM's >book. Why is this true? IE if you disable the GUI book, the engine can still use its book. At least I have been told that by those using Crafty in the CB GUI, when they want to try my books rather than the CB stuff... I'd assume it works the same for any other program under CB... > If you use no book, people complain. If you use the Kure book, people >complain that CM is using a better book than it normally uses. If you use some >other book, people might complain that the CM book is better. If you don't test >it at all, people complain. Choose your poison. > > >>Last time this happened (with Gromit) it was specifically said by Alex Kure >>that it was _not_ allowed to use the Fritz books to test anything other >>than Fritz. So why is ChessMaster using it now? Did Kure give permission >>(which I seriously doubt)? > > >Why does SSDF (or anyone else) need the permission of Alexander Kure to use >their own property in any way they see fit? Maybe there is some legal point I am >missing.
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