Author: Rémi Coulom
Date: 01:25:49 02/17/99
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On February 15, 1999 at 16:51:14, James Robertson wrote: >On February 15, 1999 at 15:36:34, KarinsDad wrote: > >>On February 15, 1999 at 14:19:29, James Robertson wrote: >> >>>On February 15, 1999 at 12:06:20, KarinsDad 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 >>>> >>>>One possibility is to release portions of your code that are helpful for >>>>learning and are possibly cutting edge, but to not release the entire set of >>>>code. Who says that your code must be capable of being compiled when released >>>>into an entire chess program? >>>> >>>>This way, people can use your ideas and learn from them without having an entire >>>>program being handed to them. >>>> >>>>KarinsDad >>> >>>I believe Mr. Coulom already has done this by releasing the basic C++ library >>>for TCB. >>> >>>James >> >>Did this include source code? > >I believe it does. Yes, it does, but nothing that is related to the TCB engine directly. It only contains user interface and file management stuff. A simple chess engine is given as an example of use, but it has nothing in common with TCB except the user interface. > >James > >> >>KarinsDad
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