Author: Madhavan
Date: 06:21:03 07/06/05
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On July 06, 2005 at 08:40:06, gerold daniels wrote: >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. I'm not talking about Ruffian's strength,I'm talking about Ruffian's commercial popularity,it still is unknown to many chess buyers. >gerold.
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