Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 15:13:09 06/15/05
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On June 15, 2005 at 17:34:40, Dann Corbit wrote:
>On June 15, 2005 at 17:15:13, Marc Lacrosse wrote:
>
>>On June 15, 2005 at 16:38:37, Gabor Szots wrote:
>>
>>>On June 15, 2005 at 09:43:27, Marc Lacrosse wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am delighted to present you this highly moral -and funny- story :
>>>>
>>>>Program Score % Av.Op. Elo + - Draws
>>>>1 Fruit Massy 2005 : 58.5/100 58.5 2620 2680 60 60 25.0 %
>>>>2 TogaII 0.93 : 41.5/100 41.5 2680 2620 60 60 25.0 %
>>>>
>>>>Congratulations to Fabien Letouzey!
>>>>
>>>>Long live original opensource free quality software ...
>>>
>>>
>>>I don't see any moral aspect here. Toga is recognized as legal.
>>
>>So anything legal is moral ?
>
>The original author has no objections and has plainly stated that fact.
>
>If a program is licenced GPL, then that is (in fact) the actual intention.
>
>>When you build the major part of your program on the efforts of someone who gave
>>it opensource to the community, I feel that you should at least keep the same
>>opensource policy, and give the largest credit to the original effort.
>>
>>That is my feeling and I do not see why I could not express it publicly.
>>
>>So for me it is quite pleasant that the original author could take the time to
>>further improve its own work.
>>
>>>
>>>What would you say if it turned out that Toga was stronger?
>>
>>Not a shame, not a pity, just bad luck.
>>
>>>
>>>You could equally say that who wins a sword duel has right.
>>
>>That's exactly the opposite.
>>I just began feeling sorry to see everybody praise Toga's strength ("may be the
>>best amateur program") with less and less people crediting Fruit for a large
>>part of Toga's success.
>>
>>>
>>>The time control you use is questionable anyway.
>>
>>Evidently so, but as any time control in fact...
>>I myself presented them as completely preliminary results, and I am not yet
>>completely sure myself that Fruit is better than Toga in short blitzes.
>>And I have yet no idea of their respective strength at longer time controls: I
>>got a copy three days ago !
>>
>>But if Fruit Massy preliminary results were confirmed, you won't be able to
>>prevent me from being delighted with it.
>>
>>Marc
Is it within the GPL to change the name?
Roger
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