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Subject: Re: Winboard vs Uci

Author: Frank Quisinsky

Date: 17:02:52 11/12/03

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On November 12, 2003 at 19:43:49, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On November 12, 2003 at 16:28:56, Frank Quisinsky wrote:
>
>>Hi Mogens,
>>
>>maybe we should be delete our official readme / buglist and support forum.
>>Should be delete our ASA and all is OK :-)
>>
>>Do you think that in the other GUIs have no mistakes?
>>Check the update list by Tim Mann after new versions!
>>
>>Try the new Arena version and I am sure you will like Arena's WB/UCI support.
>>
>>I cann't understand that people will have a bugfree program. If Arena is bugfree
>>we have 1.00000 users and all are happy. But we need 1.00000 users in the time
>>of development (much more important), not if the product are ready.
>>
>>Thinking about it and help us to make Arena better!
>>You are welcome!
>
>Hey Frank,
>
>I'm not claiming that Arena is buginfested or poorly programmed. It is obviously
>still under development and improving, judging by the latest version. My point
>of view, as someone devoting a great deal of spare time to experiments with
>WinBoard engines, is the need for reliability. I want to avoid troubles with
>checking numerous settings, engine problems and potential bugs in new features.
>
>Arena is much too complex for my essential use. Initially, I was hoping for an
>improvement in terms of graphics and UCI support compared to WinBoard. Nothing
>more. Fast, simple and compact. My concern is (and was) that the development of
>new features overshadows fixing old bugs. The philosophy is a virtually bugfree
>kernel before adding extensions like elo calculation, tournaments and windows
>with checkboxes en masse.
>
>In short. I don't have as much time as I used to. Therefore I need a product
>that works. At the moment I'm a consumer, not a tester. I've done my share of
>testing. That is why I prefer WinBoard, though the viewpoint may change. Maybe
>with Arean 1.0.
>
>Regards,
>Mogens

Hi Mogens,

bist Du in Rente gegangen?
Wo ist Dein Elan geblieben?

Werde Dir einen Schaukelstuhl nach Dänemark senden :-)

OK, warte auf Arena 2.0 und bis dahin musst Du dann weiter unter WinBoard
spielen :-)) In der Zwischenzeit werde ich dann mal schauen was ich so machen
kann.

Du alter Winboarder Du ...

Gruß
Frank



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