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Subject: Re: Stuff for debate

Author: Arnon Yogev

Date: 06:37:28 01/10/06

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On January 10, 2006 at 08:58:39, Gabor Szots wrote:

>Hi Arnon,
Hi Gabor,
>>Excuse me for the shallow language, but -
>>Why do you *hate* Rybka so much?
>
>I don't think there is a chess program I hate. For me Rybka is just another
>engine. With my level I will never understand why it is better than any other
>program. For me testing is equal to finding bugs.
>
>>All your posts are filled with baseless anti-Rybka propaganda and from the day
>>it was released you used every opportunity you had to bash and disrespect it.
>
>Please quote some of my messages to prove this. But please omit those in which I
>expressed my objection against announcing deadlines and not keeping them. Or
>promising improvements but not including them. You remember how often the home
>page was modified, don't you?
Well they wer'e the one I meant anyway ..
But, what does it matter that the homepage changed? why is it wrong? Vasik works
and listens to the commounity and changes things appropriately.
I wish all chess programmers would act that way.
about the deadlines- why does a little delay(few days, weeks) change so much? it
is much better than waiting 2 years for a new engine, isn't it?
The fact that the author himself makes his schedule and plans public is
admirable.

>
>>What's your problem with it, really?
>
>There is only one thing I don't like in Rybka. The marketing policy. It is too
>aggressive for my taste. But I can accept that that is the only way to make a
>living from it.

What do you mean by saying "too aggressive"?!What's wrong with the marketing
policy? please elaborate, I really see nothing wrong about it.(opposed to the
chessbase marketing technique which is 99% propaganda and throwing away
ballistic false statements.)

>I once called Vasik a great psychologist. And I mean it.

Everyone has the right to say and plead whatever they want if they have good
arguments.
Vasik argument is called "Rybka" :) .

>
>Gábor

Arnon.



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