Author: Günther Simon
Date: 02:21:17 11/07/05
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On November 07, 2005 at 05:17:37, Günther Simon wrote: >On November 06, 2005 at 16:43:46, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On November 06, 2005 at 16:19:26, Bertil Eklund wrote: >> >>>On November 06, 2005 at 15:49:45, Günther Simon wrote: >>> >>>>On November 06, 2005 at 09:39:43, Bertil Eklund wrote: >>>> >>>>>On November 06, 2005 at 00:44:59, Uri Blass wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>There was a claim in another discussion that the ssdf is in principle against >>>>>>testing humans. >>>>>> >>>>>>The claim was not by ssdf tester and if it is correct I want to read it from >>>>>>ssdf testers. >>>>>> >>>>>>I always thought that the problem is that humans are not available for playing >>>>>>matches of 40 games against Fruit and Fritz and other programs and paying humans >>>>>>money and checking that the humans do not cheat is too expensive. >>>>>> >>>>>>I always thought that ssdf is going to include humans in the list in case that >>>>>>there is a sponsor to pay for that purpose. >>>>>> >>>>>>Uri >>>>> >>>>>The idea has always been to compare programs against humans in tournaments. >>>>>Especially in the past days a good player could learn to play the same lines >>>>>over and over winning the same game again and again. >>>>> >>>>>Bertil >>>> >>>>Is this a 'yes' or a 'no' to Uris question? >>>> >>>>Guenther >>> >>>Yes, in the best of worlds a lot of humans could be included to give a "true" >>>rating comparison. >>> >>>Bertil >> >>It is clear that it is 'yes' to what I thought but not 'yes' to the question in >>the title of the thread. >> >>Uri > >I see only one question in your original post and that is in the header >marked by a question mark. >I have asked for an answer to your question and Bertil said 'yes', >thus I don't see any doubts left, except you believe either Bertil >missunderstod you or did not say the truth. > >Guenther Oh sorry, I understand now what you mean, a yes would mean that 'it _is_ correct that the SSDF is against testing humans in the list' ;) Guenther
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