Author: Albert Silver
Date: 16:32:31 11/22/04
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On November 22, 2004 at 15:13:47, Peter Skinner wrote:
>On November 22, 2004 at 13:56:42, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>>I understand, but improvements and changes are rarely if ever linear. This is
>>>well-known, but experimenting with the Pro Deo settings has made this all the
>>>clearer. A small change can yield big improvements in some test positions, and
>>>slow downs in others. And the best test suite settings are pretty much never the
>>>best playing settings. The point being that if Gandalf has really chanegd so
>>>much, you should not expect it to simply be like Gandalf 5 plus some
>>>improvements. It is bound to be very different period. Still, here are some test
>>>suite results over at CSS:
>>>http://f23.parsimony.net/forum50826/messages/112946.htm
>>>
>>
>>BTW, just to be clear: I have no opinion whatsoever on Gandalf 6. All I'm saying
>>is that short of solid testing in well controlled conditions, one can't judge
>>whether it will be 50 or 100 points stronger.
>>
>
>I am not disagreeing with you at all. In fact I clearly see what your stating.
>While I am very vocal about my opinion from what I have observed, you on the
>other hand will not even speculate.
If I was so UNopinionated about things, we wouldn't even be having this
discussion, now would we? :-)
I just like to base my speculations on something, other than the ability to be
very vocal. :-P
Albert
>
>That is fine. Once the SSDF tests it and the measurement is close to what I have
>stated, then I won't look like a lunatic :)
>
>Peter
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