Author: Will Singleton
Date: 13:08:35 02/15/99
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On February 15, 1999 at 15:13:18, Dann Corbit wrote: >On February 15, 1999 at 15:04:15, Will Singleton wrote: >[snip] >>But regarding your main point, this has been discussed before, and it's of >>course up to Bob to make that decision. However, the cat is out of the bag as >>far as the source goes, in it's present form it will be stronger that any >>amateur program for the near term. So restricting it will have little effect >>(the effects having already occurred). >> >>Long term, though, it would be a good thing to take it private. >New programmers, coming on to the scene, will be severely stunted. It is a >very, very, very bad thing. Only it may become a necessary thing. Tragic, in >my mind. Of course, GNUChess is strong and freely available. So now what? >Hide the source of a copyleft program? GNUchess isn't in Crafty's league. There are only 8 GNUchess clones on ICC, as opposed to 175 active crafty clones. I think that indicates something. Will
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