Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 12:32:46 02/15/99
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On February 15, 1999 at 13:10:09, Rémi Coulom wrote: >On February 15, 1999 at 12:00:44, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On February 15, 1999 at 04:43:47, Rémi Coulom wrote: >> >>>It is a long time since I have considered releasing the source code of The Crazy >>>Bishop since I think that it would be an excellent opportunity to share ideas >>>with other programmers. However, the recent Bionic scandal and the older Gunda >>>case show that doing so could cause problems. I would like to publish it anyway, >>>since most tournament organizers are now aware of this problem and include >>>necessary rules to avoid double entries. Anyway, if anyone here thinks that I >>>should not publish the source code of TCB, I would like to hear from him(her) >>>before I take this irreversible and possibly harmful decision. >>> >>>Remi >> >> >>You want an opinion? Don't do it. Because we have people with the ethics of >>a politician, the morals of a $2.00 prostitute, and the reasoning ability of a >>2 year old, all rolled into one. >> >>I received the 'novag award' for releasing the source of Crafty. I won't be >>surprised if I receive the 'dumb-ass of the year' award in another year or two, >>for that same reason. Releasing the source will be a big help to those that are >>starting off. But since we are plaged with copy-cats, that same source will be >>copied verbatim and then used to smack these same beginners when they play in >>their first tournament. >> >>This isn't a particularly pretty picture, IMHO... > >Thanks for your reply. You are probably the most experienced person in these >matters and your opinion convinced me that I should not release my code. I thank >also the other people who gave their opinion. I think I am going to try to find >other better ways to exchange ideas. > >Remi Note that I am not sure my suggestion is the right one. But we _do_ have a problem. I have heard that at least two 'commercial' programs are going to release a parallel version before long. My only advice to them is to note the copyright notice on the top of the source code. And to be sure that their parallel search is _different_. As I am sure that sooner or later, our university attorney is going to have to get involved in this, something I had never thought possible. It is sad, but unfortunately it is true... and while lots of people would benefit by open source code, it is also likely that many will be negatively influenced by it. That is a regret I suppose I'll have to live with.
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