Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 01:19:16 12/18/03
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On December 17, 2003 at 18:29:48, Frank Quisinsky wrote: >On December 17, 2003 at 18:13:50, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >>Today (18/12/2003), but not tomorrow (19/12/2003)? >> >>Pure nonsense Frank. >> >>How do you know what me, Ed, or Johan De Koning, or the other >>strong amateurs have been up to anyway? Mindreading? >> >>I guess it's possible that Ruffian 2.0 is the strongest WinBoard >>engine but I know that any statement from you is to be taken with >>a few kilos of salt, and I wouldn't believe such a statement from >>anyone anyway without objective evidence. >> >>I only see WBEC so far where Ruffian 2.0 is a having problems >>keeping the way older Deep Sjeng 1.5 at bay. So I don't see >>any signs of the gigantic improvement you claim either. >> >>I consider the claim insulting towards me and I'm amused >>by the steel face with which you're now claiming *I* am rude. >> >>-- >>GCP > >Hi Gian Carlo, > >the first: > >I am sure that you will not speak for other programmers, like the programmer of >TheKing or Rebel. I like to see that you speak with your words in a discuss with >myself. I am sure that you have friends, like Johan de Koning or Ed Schröder but >for the moment you discuss with myself and it seems that you must learn not a >little bit ... you must learn a lot of! :-) I think it is you Frank who must learn a lot. If a competitor has the intention to harm you and take you to court you will most probably have to rewrite your ad's, write rectifications, pay for the competitors lost turnover. >I don't know the tournament results of Leo Dijksman! >After my test games Ruffian 2.0.0 scored over 60% vs. your engine. I know that >your engine is very strong and I like your engine and your development ... see >Arena News Ticker ... but in fact Ruffian 2.0.0 is very very strong. > >I don't say that Ruffian is the strongest program in the World ... Shredder is >for me a fantastic strong program ... but I say that Ruffian is the strongest >WinBoard engines in the World "TODAY" is. I am sure that the other programmers >make a great work too and I don't know how strong are the latest not available >versions of TheKing, Rebel or Sjeng. You can not say this, what you can say are things like these: 1) Based on our testings we conclude Ruffian is probably the strongest Winboard engine. 2) According to the SSDF list Ruffian is the strongest Winboard engine as Ruffian is the highest rated Winboard engine in that list. 3) Ruffian recently won the Dutch Open leaving behind xxx,yyy,zzz These are juridical all valid statements, provided of course that (2) is true. As a producer you just can't say, "I am the best" not even with the extension "today". Sony can't say, "today we produce the best televisions", however in their market strategy they can look for partners with a name willing to endorse their product or quote magazines who review their products. If CSS writes, "Ruffian is the best Winboard engine" you are allowed to quote them, "According to the CSS magazine Ruffian is the best Winboard engine". End of class :) My best, Ed
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