Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 10:25:33 02/13/04
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On February 13, 2004 at 12:52:51, Uri Blass wrote: >On February 13, 2004 at 12:19:11, Tord Romstad wrote: > >>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 > >I do not think that authors of Ruffian and Deep Sjeng started popgramming in the >dark ages before CCC. > >Uri When was it when the dark ages ended and CCC began? Just curious. Bob D.
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