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Subject: Re: How about open weaponry boxing championship?

Author: Omid David Tabibi

Date: 11:40:17 07/14/04

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On July 14, 2004 at 14:17:33, Matthew Hull wrote:

>On July 14, 2004 at 13:00:15, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>
>>
>>>The goal is the best computer chess.  You can't have that unless it's open
>>>hardware.  It has always been open hardware,
>>
>>You forget WMCCC.
>
>
>No I don't.  This is not WMCCC.  It's WCCC.  The best chess will be played on
>big hardware.  That's why it's open hardware.
>
>If you want to argue for inferior chess, then go organize thw World Inferior
>Computer Chess Championship.
>
>Meanwhile, the rest of us want to see the best computer chess the world has to
>offer.  We want to see the envelope pushed as far as it can go.
>
>
>The best computer chess in the world is supposed to be seen at the World
>Championship.  You can't do that by limiting hardware.
>
>I don't know how many different ways it needs to be said.  Your idea is fine
>for some other event that is not the WCCC.

I did not suggest to abolish the open hardware format to begin with. What I
suggest is to hold two events, WCCC for open hardware, and WMCCC for uniform
hardware. Just the way it used to be. In WCCC you will find the best
engine+hardware combination, and in WMCCC you will find the strongest chess
program.



>
>>
>>
>>
>>>and that's what we all want to
>>>see.  We demand the best computer chess that can possibly be played.  That's
>>>what we want.  If you can't wrap your mind around that, then find another
>>>hobby.
>>>



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