Author: Robert Allgeuer
Date: 14:53:22 02/24/06
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On February 24, 2006 at 15:20:29, Mike S. wrote: I fully agree with you, the word clone has a negative connotation and also implies that there is no originality in the "clone". As we know this was definitely not true, specifically the PV-extensions were introduced in Toga and then folded back into Fruit. Also history research - although not new - was first in Toga. As opposed to a post further down, I trust wikipedia more for definitions: Clone refers to an exact duplicate and has in at least one meaning a negative connotation: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clone_%28computer_science%29> It is clear that Toga and GambitFruit are "derivative work": <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derived_work> The GPL, btw, also uses the term "derivative work": <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> and as Fruit (<=2.1) and thus also Toga and GambitFruit are under the GPL it is obvious that this is the correct term to refer to those programs. The term clone is in this context technically incorrect and as a negative term should not be used for programs in compliance with the GPL. This being said, there were indeed some cases of "cloning" in computer chess (Rahchess or whatever the exact name was, was for example a Pharaon clone). Robert
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