Author: Roger Brown
Date: 16:06:54 06/15/05
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>So anything legal is moral ?
>
>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.
>
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>>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
Hello Marc,
I agree with practically everything you have written.
Of course I am a miserable dragon but I am happy with any development of Fruit.
Regardless of where it ends up in the strength race.
Keep on....
Later.
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