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Subject: Re: I disagree

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 15:57:11 01/03/04

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On January 03, 2004 at 12:28:18, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>On December 31, 2003 at 03:35:57, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On December 31, 2003 at 03:11:07, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>
>>>I disagree (NT)
>>
>>You will clearly earn money from releasing a free version that is stronger than
>>Crafty.
>>
>>If you do not do it and you do not try to prove that your program is at least
>>better than Crafty by participating in tournaments like WBEC then the
>>conclusion of most readers is that Diep is probably still weaker than Crafty.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Diep tends to finish in a reasonable position, albeit under the commercials, at
>real tournaments.  If the conclusion of most readers is that Diep is probably
>still weaker than Crafty, then they're not reading between the lines.
>
>I'm not saying that your idea is bad, though.
>
>Dave


The only reading between the lines _I_ have done simply suggests "Diep is not
a lot _better_ than Crafty."  That conclusion is pretty sound.  Contrary to
what the author claims...

I'm perfectly happy with _my_ chances in such a match.  When I get to control
my side of the equation, anyway.  :)



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