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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