Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 18:03:21 06/21/99
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On June 21, 1999 at 20:48:28, Heiko Mikala wrote: >On June 21, 1999 at 20:15:28, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>That must have been funny to see... > >It was :) > >Btw, you can still see the pen and the block lying on the ground in picture b8. Hehehe... [snip] >>The way Bruce steadfastly refuses to publish it makes me think that even if he >>had won, he still wouldn't. :/ > >It may not be exactly the same, but, as some of you may know, I have been >writing on my own chess program for many years. During the last years, there >have been many people asking me, if they could have a copy. I always refused >to give a copy to anyone. I can absolutely understand Bruce. It's his own, >private thing, he only makes it for himself. > >>Anyway, Bruce suggested in another post to get a copy of Shredder, and no >>doubt a new version will be forthcoming! >> >>Speaking of software licenses... could people please remove their restriction >>on publishing computer vs. computer testing results? I hate overly-restrictive >>licenses... and I don't enter into license agreements that I don't like. Hint. > >As far as I know, this restriction does not exist for the full-version of >Shredder, only for the MCS-engine. Hint. ;-) Cool. My "hint" was to all of the people who are collectively responsible for the licenses that are put on chess software, and any people who don't like such a license but purchase the software anyway. Of course, if one thinks that such a restriction is a feature, not a bug, or at least do not care about it, then they need feel no guilt when purchasing such software. :-) >Heiko. Dave
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