Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 07:09:26 09/08/05
Go up one level in this thread
On September 08, 2005 at 04:12:48, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On September 07, 2005 at 23:48:46, Peter Skinner wrote: > >>GCP made his views clear in his previous post. While I didn't like the tone of >>the thread, I have to admit it warmed my heart. Both GCP and I speak what is on >>our minds, and if that offends people then so be it. > >So you are saying that if it's speaking out of one's mind then you oversee that >primitive insults are being uttered? I think you are confusing a couple of >things. You can support that people are insulted for nothing than speaking out >of their mind? Interesting. I didn't see GCP state any primitive insults. In fact he has a very plausible arguement. People purchase chess programs with no UCI support all the time, hense Fritz, Junior, Hiarcs, Chess Tiger, and even the CB version of Shredder. That is a consumer choice, and it is also a consumer choice that if Zappa is not released with UCI support that some will not purchase it. This is what GCP simply forgot and attacked the users here and not the ideas they were presenting. That is the only problem I had with his post, and saw it as insightful. For GCP to put so many protocals into his own program, surely for commercial benefit, and then to slander those who only want the same from Zappa was two handed. It not only gave people reason to attack him, but to also wonder what format his own program will be released in. If anything the multiple threads that have been created since provoke thought about the decisions we make as consumers. If we are willing to purchase one engine without UCI support, then why not others? What is the real difference which interface it runs in? It is still a very strong chess program. Peter
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.