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Subject: Re: SmarThink vs consultants (2 draws)

Author: Robert Allgeuer

Date: 04:31:55 10/07/04

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On October 07, 2004 at 05:18:33, Uri Blass wrote:

>On October 07, 2004 at 04:29:25, David Dahlem wrote:
>
>>On October 07, 2004 at 03:04:19, Sergei S. Markoff wrote:
>>
>>>>will SmarThink 1.0 be commercial or free?
>>>
>>>It will be commercial.
>>>It wasn't easy descision, because it dependeds not only of me. Now, when
>>>SmarThink is definitely stronger than Ruffian, for example, than offering it for
>>>free will not be a good deed because it will cause losses for authors of
>>>commercial engines that is weaker than SmarThink (I mean).
>>
>>The number one good deed of all time was by Ed Schroder, going from commercial
>>to free with Pro Deo. And it is stronger than Ruffian. :-)
>>
>>Regards
>>Dave
>
>Any proof that it is stronger than free Ruffian?
>
>Uri

In my testing they are pretty much on the same level (in Blitz 5+2):
<http://f11.parsimony.net/forum16635/messages/71843.htm>

Robert



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