Author: Frank Quisinsky
Date: 02:20:49 01/21/04
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On January 21, 2004 at 04:19:07, Uri Blass wrote: >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. This is right and I like it too! Very nice the way from SOS programmer Rudolf Huber for an second example! If you look in Rudolf's history you can see that he released ~ 1x in the year a new SOS version (other versions are bugfix versions). For users which have interest to test a lot of programs it's maybe better if not every months comes a new version. I losed my interest if I play a long time tournament and after the tournament are five new versions of the same program are available. But this is my private opinion. Much user like this ... The reason for the difference from Ruffian 2.0.0 and Ruffian Leiden are small changes and the UCI playing levels. You know that a small changes can be a reason for better results or not. We gave two new Ruffian versions on the CD and users can try booth versions of Ruffian. >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). For me the way is right! >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. Here I have an other opinion. Beta, Alpha, Pre-Release, version 1.1a and so on is not interesting. Interesting is alone: Ruffian (date) with X for experimental and all is clear! My private opinion too. Best Frank
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