Author: Pallav Nawani
Date: 09:13:33 06/18/05
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On June 18, 2005 at 11:30:05, Gabor Szots wrote: >An excerpt from the readme of the new Fruit: > > "added PV-node extensions (this is from Toga), e.g. extending > recaptures only at PV nodes. Not sure if these extensions help; if > they do, we all need to recognise Thomas Gaksch's contribution to > the community!" > >In my opinion it does not matter whether they help. Whatever Fabien did is legal, and quite in the spirit of openness and information sharing. >This adds to the confusion and controversion. What do we have now: two engines >or two personalities? Or more? Fruit 2.1 based on Toga II based on Fruit 2.0? >Ridiculous. The whole GPL is ridiculous. Is the concept of sharing information so alien to you? Perhaps you need to open up your mind a little. Chess engine authors frequently share information/tips with each other. Releasing source code is just another way to do so. >I can only recommend to all authors not to publish their source code. At least >not if their engine plays too well. Maybe it is too late. > Thanks for your recommendations, but I will keep Natwarlal open source anyway. Best Regards, Pallav
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