Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 12:54:57 09/06/05
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On September 06, 2005 at 15:18:56, Matthew Hull wrote: >On September 06, 2005 at 13:35:21, Richard Sutherland wrote: > >>A couple of things: >> >>1. Who said they were "compelled" to do anything? It just seems that having a >>standard protocol that links all chess engines, is desirable. > > >xboard/winboard is the standard. One can run matches between machines over a >network connection, or between engines on the same machine, or interface to ICS >compliant chess servers. > >> >>2. So, you're saying that all the interfaces should be thrown out and each >>program should produce it's own, proprietary interface? Geee, that's a great >>step in the right direction. > > >See above. Xboard is the best protocol for play, I think, but it is useless for configuration. UCI is far better for that. I would like to see the two protocols merged.
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