Author: Uri Blass
Date: 09:20:57 08/24/05
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On August 24, 2005 at 11:07:17, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On August 24, 2005 at 04:10:36, Fabien Letouzey wrote: > >>On August 23, 2005 at 15:23:49, Ulf Flörsheimer wrote: >> >>>Does anybody know if, when and how the WCCC version of Fruit will be >>>distributed? >>> >>>Ulf >> >>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. > > >I think this is a decision you have to make by _yourself_. I would not think >about commercial interests, because I doubt you will find that they think about >you when they are developing and selling their code. > >I chose to release my source because I thought it was reasonable for everyone to >have access to a reasonably-state-of-the-art program to look at. Yes, it has >caused some problems (clones for one). But then again, I can recall a clone >prior to anyone releasing source. Someone showed up at a WMCCC years ago with a >"clone" of chess genius, hacked with a debugger to change some of the >identifying output, but genius nonetheless... > >So the clone problem will always be around. If not your program, then mine, or >any of the other open-source programs. Yes but the risk that a clone may win important tournaments is bigger when the program becomes stronger. I think that more people may want to clone program that they believe that it can win WCCC and not to clone a program that they expect to finish at the middle of the table and Crafty in the last years is not a program that people expect to win WCCC. Uri
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