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Subject: Re: Open Source Chess Programs

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 09:33:55 06/07/05

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On June 07, 2005 at 12:02:34, Reinhard Scharnagl wrote:

>On June 07, 2005 at 04:18:51, Aaron Boonshoft wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know of any "open source" chess programs?  (That is chess programs
>>where you can actually view the program's source code.)  And if so, can you tell
>>me where to find them.  (What website can they be found at?)  Also, do you have
>>any first or second hand knowledge about them.  (Did you find them to work as
>>described by the website?)  Thanks! - Aaron
>
>Looking into foreign source codes to 'understand' chess programming is
>absolutely counter productive. It will kill your own ideas before you have had a
>chance to get known to them.

I am guessing that every one who has written a world class chess program has
looked at the source code of other programs.

>But such 'donations' are a good base for patchworking together new clones and
>for to cheat in our brainsport computer chess.

The ACM must be the most evil orgainization in the world.  Let's lump in GNU and
Sourceforge.

The UNSPEAKABLE CADS!!!!
;-)



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