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Subject: Re: Commercial program shouldn't suppport any engine protocols

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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