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Subject: Re: solution to the contoversy of opening books

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:24:22 11/03/03

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On November 03, 2003 at 03:27:10, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On November 02, 2003 at 23:01:08, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On November 02, 2003 at 19:38:33, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>
>>>On November 02, 2003 at 19:34:23, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>You are only addressing 1/2 of the issue?  If one author can work on the book
>>>>>>for three different programs, I don't see a problem with a 4th program using
>>>>>>that same book.
>>>>>
>>>>>It would not be a problem if that book is indeed sold with or available
>>>>>as a free update for that program.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>GCP
>>>>
>>>>Somehow this reasoning escapes me.  Why does this matter?  IE Crafty ships
>>>>on a chessbase CD.  I don't think it reasonable for me to use the ChessBase
>>>>book in an event.
>>>
>>>I can't buy Crafty and get the Fritz book can I?
>>>
>>
>>Yes...  You buy fritz and you get the fritz book _and_ crafty, all on the
>>same CD...
>
>You're buying Fritz. The product name is Fritz. If you play with that book,
>the SSDF should list 'Fritz', very simple.
>
>--
>GCP


I happen to agree.  I also happen to agree that the book author is a member
of the _programming team_ for a specific engine.  Ergo, a book author can work
on a book for exactly _one_ engine.  No more.

No way to have it both ways...




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