Author: gerold daniels
Date: 07:22:41 07/06/05
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On July 06, 2005 at 09:21:03, Madhavan wrote: >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. > true > >>gerold.
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