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

Author: Charles Unruh

Date: 00:55:58 07/26/99

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On July 25, 1999 at 22:35:46, Albert Silver wrote:

>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.
>
>It's a strange comment. What you are basically stating is that all programs have
>a duty to be on the SSDF list, and if they are not, then their interest as a
>program is reduced to dust.
>
>                                Albert Silver

No not saying that at all.  Simply stating that they are trying to deny me the
customer, certain information, and i will not support such a policy by
purchasing said software.  Further they are trying to bully a non biased and non
profit organization(SSDF) from releasing the only substantial test results
available of the product vs other comp programs.  I will not support this policy
either with my purchasinging power.



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