Author: Mridul Muralidharan
Date: 00:41:59 01/10/04
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On January 09, 2004 at 22:31:40, Uri Blass wrote: >On January 09, 2004 at 22:24:46, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On January 09, 2004 at 21:37:26, Mridul Muralidharan wrote: >> >>>On January 09, 2004 at 20:48:58, Ed Trice wrote: >>> >>>>On January 09, 2004 at 20:42:50, Michel Langeveld wrote: >>>> >>>>>Did you only use the bitboard code and SEE for making Gothic Vortex? >>>> >>>>You cannot download Crafty and just change a few parameters and have a fully >>>>working Gothic Vortex program. >>>> >>>>But, some entire source files were ported directly for use in the program. >>>> >>>>I did ask Dr. Hyatt about this, of coursse. >>> >>>So Dr Hyatt does not need to modify crafty to play Gothic chess - you seem to >>>have done it already for him ! >>>Will you be making this open source like crafty ? ;) >>> >>>Ofcourse I know the answer - but the gall to use crafty code almost completely >>>and then charge others for "$1 license" !!! >> >>I also do not like the $1 license but I think that the only person that can >>complain if there is a problem is Hyatt and not you. >> >>> >>>The earlier impression I got from reading your request was - you are "borrowing" >>>some small pieces which are tough for you to develop - looks like it was not >>>using crafty bits to write your program , but modifying it superficially to play >>>your new variant. >>>No wonder you make claims about its playing strength ! >> >>Your impression is not relevant. >>The limit between borrowing some pieces of Crafty and modifying Crafty is not >>clear. >> >>I believe that the main reason that Hyatt gave permission is the fact that it is >>not a chess playing program. >> >>It is clear that you need to change the move generator and a lot of things when >>you have 8*10 board. >> >>Uri > >I can add that the words of Hyatt gave the impression that he has no objection >that people will use crafty's code for every game with 80 squares and new pieces >like Gothic chess. > >Here is the relevant part when Bob Hyatt said definitely in reply to Ed. > Hope you can download the crafty source code. In that case , refer to the license agreement mentioned in main.c Would help you more ... I had pasted some relevent sections above .. but as usual , while "thinking" you missed all that ... Mridul > >> >>I know you have a "non-commercial use" clause in your crafty code, but it is my >>hope that 80 square chess with an Archbishop (knight + bishop) and Chancellor >>(knight + rook) would make such a creation as I am proposing outside of the >>domain of your intended restrictions. > >Definitely...
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