Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 18:13:54 10/26/04
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On October 26, 2004 at 11:42:40, J. Noomen wrote: >On October 26, 2004 at 01:36:06, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>This issue presents an interesting ethical aspect, without the Engine author >>providing the user with the opening books used to win in a tournament - (it is >>my opinion) the author cannot claim he is selling the user the same engine that >>won "xyz" tournament. The book is an intergral part of any engine. Although >>with Pro Deo being free, it is a moot point with that engine. > > >Not ONE of the authors will sell the engine with the book that was used during >an important tournament :-). > >Jeroen That's fine, but no one should sell an engine that "won xyz important tournament" if they are not including the book that was used in the tournmanet. In the US, there have a saying for that -- 'false advertisement". Jeroen ,I'm not picking on you - but I have seen engines advertised "won xyz important tournament" -- I have always surmized that I am getting exactly the same engine with the eaxct same book that won the tournamnent and if I'm not, it should be CLEARLY STATED in upper case letters. From now on, this will be a question I always ask. Thanks, Michael
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