Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 12:06:06 03/09/05
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On March 09, 2005 at 14:57:43, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >On March 09, 2005 at 14:38:10, Tord Romstad wrote: > >>On March 09, 2005 at 09:43:13, Karl-Heinz Söntges wrote: >> >>>unpleasant news : >>> >>>Toga proves to be a clone of Crafty/Fruit. >> >>This may or may not be true. I don't know anything about >>Toga; in fact I had never even heard about it before reading >>your message. >> >>However, I wish people could stop making such accusations >>without providing proof or at least very strong evidence for >>their claims. If you don't have any strong evidence, it would >>be better to write that you _suspect_ the engine to be a clone > >Writing that you suspect is unacceptable too. A proper way to deal with such an >allegation is to contact the cloned programs author so that they can make a >determination of whether the allegation is reasonable. In this case, Letouzey >and/or Hyatt. This should be handled privately until the case against is made. >Only then should it be considered to be made public. I mostly agree. The only case when writing about your suspicion can possibly be defended is when you run tournaments, and you feel a need to inform people about why the engine in question is no longer playing in the tournament. But even in this case, I think it would be better to let the program keep playing, and disqualify it only when you have solid proof. And of course, if someone feels that it is really necessary to inform the public about their suspicion, they should always explain the reason. Tord
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