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Subject: Re: Fruit Reykjavic

Author: Jonas Cohonas

Date: 02:33:25 08/24/05

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>I don't know myself.
>
>Professionals who came to WCCC said that Fruit is not a threat for their
>sellings.  Others are welcomed to let me know of their opinion by email
>(fabien_letouzey@hotmail.com).  However some experts expect more and more Fruit
>clones in future tournaments (including on-the-board ones), especially after the
>performance in WCCC.
>
>There is also the insufficiency (IMO) of the GPL in the chess case that I have
>to ponder on (pun intended).
>
>For these reasons, I have decided so far NOT to release my source code anymore.
>Continuing to do so could harm the community beyond repair, and at the same time
>I believe that public Fruit 2.1 is strong enough to participate in a paradigm
>revolution (skeptical programs or whatever).
>
>Thanks for listening,
>
>Fabien.

From what you are saying i gather that you will not release the source code
anymore, and that i think is a good decision, however i don't get a sense of
whether you will still release Fruit alone as an engine, maybe you don't want to
answer this yet so please take your time if that is the case :)

Jonas



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