Author: Uri Blass
Date: 08:09:33 08/11/04
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On August 11, 2004 at 07:37:35, Frank Quisinsky wrote: >On August 11, 2004 at 07:29:20, Frank Quisinsky wrote: > >Hi Ed, > >>>Okay then, I will make sure that in the next version Pro Deo will refuse to run >>>under Arena. My advantage: I don't have to listen to your ramblings anymore, >>>your advantage no more support emails. Everybody happy. >>> >>>My best, >>> >>>Ed > >Ed, > >I don't know the word "ramblings" but I know "Kremlings" ... >This sound is more nice for me, means Kremlings ... > >I believe you are thinking that I am not good to speak of your person but this >is not right. I like your program and chess computers since more as 20 years and >I like it to used your older chess computers too. Other things are only >marketing and what you make is OK for me, hard in the past for myself but >totally OK, see nothing bad things in your person. > >I wish you good luck in the future in your live. You make a lot for all of us >and your work give / gave the computer chess fans a good start point for the >future. > >My problem is, that I say what I thinking and I learned that this is the right >way in all situations. I have an own opinion, right or not is not important, >important is ... I have it. And my opinion about your person is good. I do not think that this is the problem. The problem is that you say things that are irrelevant for the future and complain about Ed that you need to work harder because of him when it is wrong because it is not your duty to support Rebel in Arena. Here are the relevant parts that made Ed react in the way that he reacted: ">PS2: >After a long time it's nice to see that you go the way of WB. You make the >engine compatible to the others. I thinking on your comments for 4-5 years, the >time WB have success. You are not a fan of this engine protocol in this time >and it's nice to see that you go now the right way." This is complaining about the past. I do not see how it is productive for the future. "> But better with a clear engine >with clear configuration. If not in all fora we can read a big configuration >chaos, maybe this is in your interest but for the others, like the Arena team >it's horror because I get more and more mails with questions to converter and >adapter." Complaining that you get emails and who is quilty? Ed that released a free chess engine. I do not think that blaming programmers who give free engines is a good motivation for improvement. You could ask politely that Ed will fix some problems and bugs if he has the time to fix them without talking about mails that you get(Ed knows that there is a bug in time management that is not connected with Arena and he is going to fix it and I see no need to complain about emails to make Ed fixing the problem). Ed does not sell Rebel now and he has no duty to fix bugs or support people who have problems. " >And now: >Thanks for your answer and to help us to make ProDeo more compatible to Arena. >If you need any helps I can send you all information about it after a bigger >test. I have the information because I must give support by mail to different >persons and test your ProDeo under Arena." You complain that you must give support to different persons and test ProDeo. There is no rule that force you to test ProDeo or to reply emails about ProDeo problems so I do not think that this complain has a basis. Uri
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