Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:43:12 08/22/04
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On August 22, 2004 at 11:04:16, Bryan Hofmann wrote: >On August 22, 2004 at 09:58:09, Frank Quisinsky wrote: > >>On August 22, 2004 at 09:44:46, Paul H wrote: >> >>And now let us wait what the programmers have to say about it. > >You do not have to be a Chess Engine Programer to run a dissassembler against >code and see that functions are exactly the same in 2 different compiled >programs. I do not know Paul personaly but what he has published on his web site >about the 2 programs is correct, in that exact functions exist in Crafty and the >other program mentioned and that this does not happen by coincidence. The thing that lends credibility to his comments are his mention of "bugs". These "bugs" are the results of changes that left bits and pieces of worthless code here and there. IE the EvaluateMate() return value of 99999 that no longer happens (it used to notice that there was insufficient material but that was moved elsewhere in EvaluateDraws() but the test was left around.) He obviously did more than just a quick peek. He actually looked at the Crafty code to pick up such unnecessary tests, and then used them to show that someone copied without understanding, at least those parts that he presented. IE I don't get the sense that this is some sort of sensationalistic attempt to discredit someone. Rather an honest attempt to "right a wrong"...
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