Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 12:10:51 12/28/05
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On December 28, 2005 at 14:32:31, Thomas Mayer wrote: >Hi Peter, > >due to several "strange" engines I would change one of your rule to have it more >clear. Instead: > >"3. Only the author or an approved operator (Author must email the TD in such >case to grant approval). There will be no clones allowed." > >instead of the second sentence I would use something similar then Leo Dijksman >has in his rules for WBEC: "Each participating engine must be the original work >of the developer(s). Programmers whose code is derived from or including code >written by others must name all other authors, or the source of such code, in >their application details (e.g. the Readme.txt which comes with the program, and >the homepage from where the engine can be downloaded). Programs which are >discovered to be close derivatives of others (e.g., by playing nearly all moves >the same), may be declared invalid by the Tournament Director after seeking >expert advice. For this purpose the Tournament Director can ask for the >compilable source of the participating version of the engine to let it examine >by an expert, when the developper of such an suspicious engine refuse to do so >the engine will not (longer) participate in the WBEC Ridderkerk competitions." > >Just my two cents... > >Greets, Thomas > >P.S.: And my apologize for not showing up in the blitz-event. I felt very sorry >after I realized that I had forgotten it. Ok I changed it. Do I need to add anything? Peter
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