Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 23:48:33 10/31/99
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On October 30, 1999 at 17:42:36, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On October 30, 1999 at 16:12:12, Pillsbury wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>I must appreciate the programmers who do a fine job of creating a grandmaster
>>who waits for me round the clock, ready to play chess anytime. I even deside how
>>strong he can play depending on my mood! The price I paid is very small. I must
>>appreciate the commercial programmers. There is competition to make sure that
>>there is contribution, improvement etc., This is the way nature works. The
>>fittest will survive.
>>
>>I do not believe in 'free stuff' especially when I want the best!
>>
>>karthick
>
>
>Sorry you feel that way, because you are going to miss Linux, Xwindows, gcc,
>and a zillion other things that are as good or better than anything you can
>get commercially.
>
>However, there is always someone willing to take your money, so you won't
>be disappointed on that front. :)
Here we go again. Bob is the good guy, the commercial programmers are the bad
ones.
I think Linux is indeed better than Windows, or will be very soon. I have
installed it, and I like it. I hope one of this day I can contribute myself to
improve this system by donating some of my time to it.
However there is no comparison between free systems and free chess programs.
Crafty is so far behind the top commercial programs that it is not an option for
people that want the best.
It's up to you Bob to improve Crafty. You can do it exactly like commercial
programmers have done it. But in order to do so, you don't simply need to pick
already known algorithms but also to invent your owns.
Come on. You can easily prove that commercial programmers don't deserve the
money they ask for: just release a program that is as strong.
Christophe
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