Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 12:22:15 11/29/03
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On November 29, 2003 at 12:59:01, Jim Bodkins wrote: >On November 29, 2003 at 12:53:22, Jim Bodkins wrote: > >>On November 29, 2003 at 09:32:07, Andrew Williams wrote: >> >>>On November 29, 2003 at 08:17:31, Palmer wrote: >>> >>>>I just remembered that some time ago there was a discussion here on CCC if >>>>ruffian is a crafty clone or not. >>>>Here some comments form robert hyatt to that topic: >>>> >>>>...I agree. The real test is in tactics. It is not easy to make a copy of >>>>Crafty either better or worse at tactics, but particularly making it better is >>>>non-trivial. It's far easier to twiddle with a few eval terms to make it >>>>play significantly different... >>>> >>>>...In the case of Ruffian, I'm not sure it is anything at all, other than >>>>a very unlikely happening. >>>>Ruffian could be any of the following, in decreasing order of probability: >>>>1. A copy of a freeware engine with some changes or additions. >>>>2. A copy of a commercial engine, aided by a hex editor to change strings >>>>to disguise what has happened. >>>>3. A copy of a commercial engine, modified, after someone found access to >>>>the un-released source code somehow. >>>>4. A program written by a current commercial (or amateur) author and released >>>>anonymously, for reasons I wouldn't try to guess. >>>>5. A completely new program, developed by a completely new author, sight- >>>>unseen by anybody until very recently. >>>>It _could_ be any of those. I don't have an opinion yet, except that the >>>>above list is written in decreasing probability order.... >>> >>> >>> >>>I think that if you're not prepared to give your full, real name (as the rules >>>of CCC require), you don't get to make stupid and venal accusations about >>>people. I believe that you posted your message purely to troll. I believe that >>>you owe Per-Ola Valfridsson an apology. I believe that you are too cowardly and >>>too weak to apologize as you should. >>> >>>Andrew Williams >> >> >>I understood his post. If there is a problem (which I didnt see), let the admins >>handle it. You said "I believe that you are too cowardly and too weak to >>apologize as you should.". The question is, are you? > >My intention isnt to cause trouble, but your response seem extreme. It is >interesting to see this happen a second time and clearly indicates a need for an >alternate or new solution to this issue. A "second" time? What do you mean? Andrew
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