Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 08:39:57 04/23/99
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On April 22, 1999 at 19:04:50, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >On April 22, 1999 at 15:03:28, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>On April 22, 1999 at 13:51:54, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On April 22, 1999 at 13:44:59, brian robson wrote: >>> >>>>Crafty 16.6 is leading. Please go to >>>>http://members.tripod.com/wahyen/index.html >>>>The graphic is much improved. Enjoy. >>>Opinion: >>>Bionic should be removed. >> >>Yes, it is a rip-off of Crafty. In fact, I think I mentioned this the first >>time the list of programs to complete was posted, but the TD didn't comment. >> >>Unless I am getting this tournament mixed up with another one... >> >>Dave > >I don't think it was established that it was a "rip-off", was it? It uses a lot >of Crafty code, but nobody tried to hide this, did they? > >bruce Depends on how you define rip-off. Being up front about the origins of your code does not, in my mind, allow you to rename the program, as if it were a completely different animal. Only a different animal gets a different name, right? Subtypes of the same animal keep the same name, with some modifier attached, right? I've never played with Bionic, but even if credit was given, my humble opinion is that it still could be ethically dubious. We all know that people remember names, and that almost no one bothers to read the fine print when they're downloading a free chess program. Where was Bob credited? Was it hidden in the text of a readme file, or was credit given prominently on an opening splash screen. Makes a big difference, in my opinion. Roger
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