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Subject: Re: maybe open source community could benefit from interface.

Author: ERIQ

Date: 16:40:03 09/27/05

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On September 27, 2005 at 19:21:34, Walter Faxon wrote:

>On September 27, 2005 at 17:57:33, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On September 27, 2005 at 15:24:56, ERIQ wrote:
>>
>>>On September 27, 2005 at 00:42:23, John Merlino wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 27, 2005 at 00:17:40, ERIQ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hi all I just purchased a copy of Majestic chess and after looking at it again I
>>>>>could help but think of a few ways to make it better.
>>>>>
>>>>>1. add ability to play uci engines in interface
>>>>>2. add ability to play on ICC
>>>>>3. add engine vs. engine match ability
>>>>>4. add time to depth in eval plus save/export games in pgn.
>>>>>5. add ability to eval your games both forward and/or backward and add pretty
>>>>>girl voice saying nice things :)
>>>>>
>>>>>yep, that would do it for me. New worth of interface *priceless*
>>>>
>>>>This is nice and all, but Vivendi killed the development of the Majestic Chess
>>>>line two years ago, and stopped supporting it a few months ago.
>>>>
>>>>jm
>>>
>>>So what will happen to all the work that was put into this?? Today my son said
>>>that he liked learning chess better w/ it than me trying to explain those
>>>concepts. My purchase was a last effort to remotivate him and it worked like a
>>>charm he loves the story. Has this company considered selling it? there are a
>>>lot of programmers that could use the interface like fruit.
>>
>>I don't even know who "owns" the code right now. Fluent Entertainment no longer
>>exists; they went out of business earlier this year.
>>
>>jm
>
>
>Here's another silly idea for failed businesses to pursue:  Raise some final
>cash by putting your IP (intellectual property) up for sale on the internet,
>like on ebay!
>
>-W

Yep, what is to be gained by holding on to it!!



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