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Subject: Re: Is it time for WB3?

Author: Günther Simon

Date: 09:00:26 03/11/05

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On March 10, 2005 at 18:38:39, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>On March 10, 2005 at 08:46:29, Michael Yee wrote:
>
>>From reading the responses in this thread, it seems like it's possible to do
>>nearly everything you want in both protocols, although some things are more easy
>>in one than the other (for the programmer or for the user).
>
>Yes. Therefore, I think, a 3rd protocol is not really needed.
>
>>But since there seem to be only a few quirks of WB2 that people would like to
>>change/enhance, maybe we should just bite the bullet and do it?!
>
>If, you really need to go ahead, and implement it, in a GUI that runs under many
>OS. Perhaps Windows, Linux, Mac, PocketPC, phones.
>
>>Some of the desired features are:
>>
>>- standardized PV
>
>Of course. But don't forget even more basic things: Standardized sign of score
>(in WB we now have the unfortunate situation, that some engines show score from
>white side, some from side to move).

I want to disagree slightly:
In WB we have around 270 programs at least able to show score from their
POV and only 3 or 4 which can only show score from Whites POV, one of them
is Crafty ;)

Regards,
Guenther



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