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Subject: Re: List 512 vs Crafty 19.8 under Fritz8 GUI ended in a draw W4-D10- L4

Author: pavel

Date: 00:07:34 01/30/04

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On January 30, 2004 at 00:11:57, Slater Wold wrote:

>On January 29, 2004 at 22:46:38, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>
>>On January 29, 2004 at 19:29:55, Slater Wold wrote:
>>
>>>On January 29, 2004 at 17:26:39, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 29, 2004 at 15:50:15, Slater Wold wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On January 29, 2004 at 15:25:37, Peter Berger wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On January 29, 2004 at 15:02:18, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Based on past discussions, I don't believe it is a clone.  however, if someone
>>>>>>>wants to send me an executable, there are some "binary signatures" that I can
>>>>>>>look for (I just did this for another program that did turn out to be a clone
>>>>>>>even though the author claimed it was original).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>There are some things that _nobody_ would do the same way, and too many matching
>>>>>>>bit patterns is a huge clue.  :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Link to free download of the current version:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.zipproth.com/chess/List-engine.zip
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Link to free download of an older version:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/download/list/list_461.zip
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So it's probably easiest to download yourself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Peter
>>>>>
>>>>>461 will probably be 'clone-like'.  The latest probably will not.
>>>>>
>>>>>Do it Bob!  And let us know!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I am willing to wager a bet that 461 is not a clone, nor clone-like.  You were
>>>>saying...
>>>>
>>>>Djordje
>>>
>>>I've seen 461 decompiled...
>>>
>>>You were saying?
>>
>>
>>I was saying that you had been saying that 461 would probably be clone-like and
>>then you were saying that you'd seen it decompiled.  So what were you saying,
>>what was the verdict after the decompilation?
>>
>>Djordje
>
>Crafty isn't my project, and I am no Crafty expert, but the result was *very*
>similar to a Crafty.
>
>Bob is the only one who can say for sure.  I can't wait for him to do so.


http://www.zipproth.com/chess/aboutlist.htm

The same thing was said about Aristarch, Ruffian, Yace; which turned out to be
wrong.

I hope List doesn't turn out to be a crafty clone.

Cheers,
pavs



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