Author: gerold daniels
Date: 05:40:06 07/06/05
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On July 06, 2005 at 02:18:04, Madhavan wrote: >On July 05, 2005 at 09:56:00, Kurt Utzinger wrote: > >>On July 05, 2005 at 08:41:25, Madhavan wrote: >> >>>Its better to release a standalone engine with its own GUI,when a programmer >>>gives protocol support for engines,his programming economy decreases. >>> >>>It's either of 2 reasons,programmer will obtain less amount or testers do tests >>>reporting result and detecting bugs. >>> >>>player 'd too become a tester,sometimes he gets bored always being engine's >>>victim. >>> >>>I'd like to know if there are anyone who play chess with chessbase and who don't >>>test engines? >>> >>>I happen to know that there are many people out there who dont know what's >>>computer chess or that computer program can play with another program by >>>protocol.that would be chessmaster buyers. >>> >>>Ironically if you ask someone "do you know Deep Junior"? "Shredder"? >>>probable answer is "I don't know,what it it?" >>> >>>If you ask some CD buyers "Do you know chessmaster" >>>most probably the response from them would turn out to be positive >>> >>>you bet. >>> >>>Do you agree with the idea of releasing chess program that should come with its >>>own GUI? >>>so.is vincent planning to exactly do this?or also Bruce?may be. >>> >>> >>>having more chess GUI's seems to be interesting,we have enough chess >>>engines.what do you expect to have?many chess engine,some clones can be >>>detected. >>> >>>I don't understand why anyone would reject this idea? >> >> It's in my opinion a stupid idea that all chess programs >> should come with its own GUI. To write a (good) chess >> program is much and hard work and why should a programmer >> waste his time with developing an own GUI. There a enough >> fine GUI's available already. >> Kurt > >If you talk about "waste of time developing GUI"thats your point. >If you were a programmer and have your own engine,from that point if you also >get to program the GUI and sell it off publicly,your program would be more >popular.It's about popularity and economy,its not about strength.so far some >engine like Ruffian seems very unknown to many people here.why's that?why's it >not popular? > >no GUI?no good company to sponsor or distribute?could be that reason,would'nt >you agree? Ruffian is one of the most popular free programs. look at the diff. tourney played. the comm. ruffian is not a lot of improvement than the free program as far as how many comm.ruffian pragram has sold i don,t know. gerold.
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