Author: Albert Silver
Date: 15:12:28 08/24/05
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On August 24, 2005 at 04:10:36, Fabien Letouzey wrote:
I'm not a computer chess programmer. Just a long-time enthusiast as most here
are. I have seen some of the new and very strong freeware programs come along
over the years, the most significant one prior to yours, being Ruffian, yet even
though they have provided fun and interest, none had pushed forward the field of
chess programming as much as Crafty. The reasons are clear. It has been a
blueprint for many to start and build their own. No one can doubt Crafty is very
strong, adn that Bob's geenorsity is heartfelt throughout the community. And
meaning no disrepsect to Bob, no one can claim it was vying, on single-cpu
platforms, for the very top spots.
Then your program came along, with such a loud thunderclap, that it has
literally taken the community by storm. Not only has your engine done the
unthinkable by breaking that long-held myth that the commercials would always
remain a notch or two above, a myth that could only be broken by proving it to
be a myth, but you have *shown* exactly how it has been done.
Ideas are going to be copied, and used, and this isn't to be considered
surprising much less unusual. However, the field will have risen at least a
couple of notches thanks to your generosity, and that is a good thing.
Isaac Newton once wrote "If I have been able to see further, it was only because
I stood on the shoulders of giants." Here you are providing the field with a set
of new and quite tall shoulders for others to see from.
BTW, I will be getting a PDA very soon, and am looking forward to Fruit running
from CEBoard! :-)
Albert
>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.
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