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Subject: Re: Fruit Source Code and what is legal

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 23:29:26 09/19/05

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On September 18, 2005 at 17:50:46, K. Burcham wrote:

>
>
>It seems many programs are below the strength of Fruit.
>It is possible that most programmers now have this source code because it was
>released.
>How much of this high level code can be used in existing programs and everyone
>still call their programs legal.
>Can it be one line of code, 2 lines of code, 25 lines of code, etc...
>
>Also is it possible this code could be scattered throughout the existing program
>so that when checked by tournament directors, it cannot be detected?
>
>kb

The same problem has existed with Crafty for years.

I would suggest that if you take any critical code, and in most chess programs
all of the search and eval is critical, you've gained a co-author.

bruce




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