Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 09:19:11 02/13/04
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On February 13, 2004 at 11:51:15, Bob Durrett wrote: >On February 13, 2004 at 11:27:13, Tord Romstad wrote: > >>On February 13, 2004 at 04:35:13, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>Why do you think to share something important that you may find with other >>>programmers when it means that you will not earn money from chess programming? >> >>There are many easier and more comfortable ways to earn money. Besides, >>considering how I learned all this stuff, selling a chess program >>without explaining its inner workings would be more like stealing money >>than like earning money. I cannot sell something which is 95% the work >>of others and 5% the work of myself, unless I contribute something back >>to the community by explaining the last 5%. At least to me, having a good >>conscience is much more important than some extra income. Perhaps I'm >>naive, but I expect that most others who learn chess programming by hanging >>around here would feel the same. >> >>Another important aspect is of course that of personal enjoyment. What >>fun is there in inventing new ideas if you never discuss them with anyone? >> > >Your arguments sound good but I doubt that any financially successful chess >programmers will be persuaded to reveal their secrets. : ) :-) That was not really my intention. I wrote from the perspective of present and future newbies (like myself). It doesn't really apply (at least not to the same extent) to the established professionals, who started programming in the dark ages before CCC, and had to invent by themselves all the tricks which everyone can gather from public sources today. Tord
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