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Subject: Re: I vote to Boycott any program that won't let itself be published by SSDF

Author: Tina Long

Date: 23:44:34 07/24/99

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On July 24, 1999 at 18:26:35, Charles Unruh wrote:

>
>
>  I vote to Boycott any program that won't let itself be published by SSDF.  I'm
>tired of the true reason behind this. Which is best stated as "If I can't be #1
>don't put me on the list at all".  Play the best chess is all you have to do. CM
>isn't tuned against any program, doesn't have any special opening book, no
>learning features, and yet it sits practically atop Everest.  I don't even care
>if they went as far as to say well test the prog like CM manually instead of
>with an Autoplayer.  Don't sit around trying to tell people they can't publish a
>FREE non profit resource on the results of a program.  As for the SSDF they
>should never have let theirselves be bullied into listing secret programs in the
>first place.

Rubbish,
I want a strong program.  More, I want the database & analysis features that I
want.

CM sucks when it comes to analysis and database features.

Charles, you boycott whatever you want to.  Don't buy Rebel in particular.

I don't think the world cares.

Hi guys,
It's hot & sunny in Australia,

Tina Long





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