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Subject: Re: Thinker 4.6b third after 1st round!

Author: Bryan Hofmann

Date: 07:57:25 06/01/04

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On June 01, 2004 at 10:37:05, Uri Blass wrote:

>On June 01, 2004 at 08:35:50, Bryan Hofmann wrote:
>
>>>See above.  I think it is simply time to disable this feature completely so it
>>>is always on as it should be...  I only have it for testing so that two versions
>>>don't try to update the book at the same time and corrupt it.
>>>
>>
>>I agree! I have seen way to many of these basement tourneys that play with this
>>logic or simular in turning off the learning feature. I like you, simply do not
>>understand it.
>
>Disabling the option of learning is not going to help if people want to test
>without learning.

As Bob has stated, the learning function is a integral part of the Crafty
engine. The option to disable it is there for a method of quickly tuning the
book in selfplay. Other uses are simply not productive.

>
>People may get many copies of the program and play different games with
>different copies.
>

Since Crafty source is available anything can be done to the engine. But it
would stop a large majority using this method to weaken Crafty in engine vs
engine matches as most individuals that run these are not able to effectively
change this in the source or do not have a compiler...


>Uri



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