Author: Bryan Hofmann
Date: 08:51:28 08/22/04
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On August 22, 2004 at 11:43:12, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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"... I fully understand this, I just did not go into detail when I pointed it out to Frank. Thanks for clairifying it.
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