Author: Charles Roberson
Date: 12:31:35 02/16/05
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On February 16, 2005 at 14:40:41, Dann Corbit wrote:
>On February 16, 2005 at 13:40:07, Russell Reagan wrote:
>
>>On February 16, 2005 at 10:46:39, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On February 15, 2005 at 18:38:43, John Merlino wrote:
>>>
>So the key word here is "rights."
>
>Do we have the right to use something or not? If we are not supposed to use it
>and we do -- that's not only cheating -- it is literally illegal (a crime).
>
>If we do have the right to use something then it is not illegal.
>
>It is not illegal to use someone else's algorithm. People who think it is
>illegal simply do not understand the law. But some people can be touchy about
>that. So in every case, I think it very wise to:
>1. Ask permission to use even an idea.
>2. Always give credit where credit is due.
>
>If we follow those two guidelines, how can there ever be a problem?
Well stated!!!
However, there is still an issue that some will have. Lets say you
set out to write a chess engine and you know up front that you are going
to enter it in tournaments someday. Now, reuse of a legal move generator
without permission could exclude your program from a tournament. So, you
write your own.
So, I think that the tournament directors should up front state a list
of "acceptable development practices" as opposed to saying "no clones".
Because, one thing is clear here: the exact universal definition of clone
does not yet exist.
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