Author: Uri Blass
Date: 01:19:07 01/21/04
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On January 21, 2004 at 04:04:02, Frank Quisinsky wrote: >On January 21, 2004 at 03:29:57, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On January 21, 2004 at 03:08:57, Jon Mitchell wrote: >> >>>On January 21, 2004 at 01:37:51, Jouni Uski wrote: >>> >>>>So what's the explanation for this result: >>>> >>>>http://www.f22.parsimony.net/forum41668/messages/27486.htm >>>> >>>>This was played on P4 2,6 without pondering and 12 moves common book. >>>> >>>>Other tournamets like WBEC have put Ruffian clearly lower. Hmm. Is it pondering, >>>>book, CPU type, level, chance, manipulation, cheating. Who can repeat this? >>>> >>>>Jouni >>> >>> >>>first,before releasing,they said Ruffian 2 is improved version of Ruffian Leiden >>>Later,Ruffian Leiden better than Ruffian 2? >>>i dont know >> >>I do not know but using the name Ruffian2 to a version that you are not sure if >>it is better than previous available version is not a professional behaviour. >> >>My opinion is that if you release something without being sure if it is better >>then you should use the word beta in the name of the engine. >> >>If I decide to release more than one version of movei when I am not sure which >>version is better then I will use the name beta for the later version. >> >>Uri > >Hi Uri, > >in this case we have 212 freeware beta versions :-) > >Best Not exactly. There are programmers who only release versions that they are sure to be better. I released 2 versions of movei and I was sure at the time of releasing that the later version is better(difference is near 200 elo). If I decide to release something that I am not sure if it is better than another public version then I am going to use the word beta for it in the name. Uri
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