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Subject: Re: Could Junior, Fritz, Shredder, HIARCS & Tiger be Clones of Crafty?

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 13:26:13 11/28/03

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On November 28, 2003 at 15:44:30, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 28, 2003 at 14:47:21, Bob Durrett wrote:
>
>>
>>After all, who is to offer PROOF that it isn't so?  For the Junior, Fritz,
>>Shredder, HIARCS & Tiger programmers to offer proof, they would have to reveal
>>their source code, which they surely will not do.
>>
>>Hyatt has often said that his code is not optimized.  Maybe the front-runner
>>commercial programs are just improved versions of Crafty!  If Crafty can be made
>>100 points better by an attorney, what could talented chess programmers
>>accomplish?
>>
>>: )
>>
>>Bob D.
>
>
>I'm not sure this angle of discussion is helping.  IE the situation is already
>very bad.  Hyperbole about it is not helping anyone.  IE a reputation is already
>damaged, the tournament results are suspect, nothing good can happen now.

OK.  Since you ask me to, I'll "cool it."  It was just a joke, but intended to
point out the impossibility of resolving the "cloning issue."

Bob D.



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