Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 08:53:29 05/28/05
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On May 28, 2005 at 11:45:29, Eric Oldre wrote: >Peter, >I think the FEN string feature is the most convincing of all the evidence Alex >provides. I just don't see how someone writing their own engine from scratch >would duplicate that unless they either. > >a) took crafty source in it's entirety, and began modifing it >b) cut and paste the FEN parser from crafty directly. >c) copied the logic of the crafty parser line by line. > There have been others that took the book code, the learning code, the ICS noalias code... That doesn't make it a clone. It just means parts are taken from it, or referenced. >That combined with the other evidence provided I believe leaves the burden of >proof on Rafael. I think this evidence is much stronger than the evidence was >with either Toga or Patriot. (at least that which was posted here) Could be. I am not willing to just accept it is a clone. I remember talking to Rafael during the CCT, and he certainly knew his stuff about what was going on with his program and the techniques used to program it. >I have not personally downloaded the source yet. But others are indicating it >seems to be purposely obfuscated, and/or does not create the fafis 2.1 >executable but a older version. This is another example of suspicious behavior >like the virus. > >Eric I explained how the virus _could_ have happened. I have not looked at the source at all. I just haven't had the time, but the proof offered here doesn't convince me. I _will_ eat crow if it is conclusively proven however :) Peter
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