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Subject: Re: ICGA decision was correct

Author: Ulrich Tuerke

Date: 23:58:35 11/27/03

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On November 27, 2003 at 23:39:15, Will Singleton wrote:

>I don't quite understand all the hysteria here.  It was a very simple decision.
>The author failed to comply with one of the rules, and was disqualified.

The question is whether a pure claim by any of the participants suffices to
demand code inspection of another competitor's engine. IMHO, this should not be
the case. I think that there should be some evidence to support the claim.
Unfortunately, the corresponding kind of evidende for this case has been a
secret so far.

Uli

>
>If it had been my call, I would not have mentioned anything concerning Crafty or
>any of the allegations.  I would simply have said that the author had not
>complied with a request of the organizer, and was disqualified.  End of story.
>
>Note that I have no idea or opinion concerning the clone issue.  I would point
>out, however, that the author's failure to comply with the rules indicates guilt
>of some sort.  Could be something unrelated to cloning, we just don't know.  The
>point is, one cannot enter a tournament, agree to the rules, and then break the
>rules without sanction.
>
>I applaud the decision by Mr. Levy and the board.  Very courageous and
>responsible.  They obviously care about their tournament and their organization.
>
>Will Singleton



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