Author: Cesar Contreras
Date: 20:33:55 08/20/05
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I think current "clone" definition it's about implementation, because there are many algoritms and ideas in common between several engines. If your implementation will be diferent, then -in my opinion- it will not be valid to label it clone. Now i have a some tougths: After implementing ideas or algoritms of another engine, then there is a chance they both engines behave the same in some situations. I mean those situations for what the original idea/algorithm taken from another engine was maded for (ie. King safety). If there are found to be "too many similarities", then there can be some troubles. As you can see "too many" it's pretty undefined. Also, there are ideas about the implementation. ie. if you look another engine and realice there is a better implementation of something than your own implementation, then i think it's controversial if it's rigth to or not to take that implementation idea. "clone" definition it's pretty undefined, people will give diferent definitions. The more i think about it, the less i understand.
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