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Subject: Re: Ruffian better than Shredder 7.04??

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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