Author: Nicolas Carrasco
Date: 08:58:51 11/14/99
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Makeing an chess playing program with GUI or simply an single ENGINE is a very hard task. Every chess programer who can make that task usually have very good jobs. I won't say names but here are lots of persons that work at Microsoft corporation and earn more than 100 dollars an hour. So if you ask them if they are rich, I don't know but they don't need money of that engine or engine with GUI. Chess programers generaly build a chess engine for personal interests and AI study. They don't share their proyect for one of these reasons: 1- They want to make surprises on Tournaments. 2- They don't want to tell people that their engine is VERY WEAK. 3- They want to release it comercialy on future. 4- They want to be asked to send their engine by e-mail. And I don't remeber more..... Makeing a chess playing program is very easy, but a good one is extremly hard and those programers think more than one time on the future of their creations. Thanks and please visit my Website: http://www.puntadeleste.to/uruchess/ On November 14, 1999 at 00:53:54, odell hall wrote: > > > Would someone please explain to me the psychology or motivations behind >programmers who refuse to make their program available to the public. In my view >this attitude or lack of sharing, is no less than criminal, perhaps these words >are too strong, but these are exactly my sentiments. I guess I thought Money was >the drive behind all actions, that programmers would not be able to refuse the >allure of the might dollar. Take for instance Ferret, and Tiger, one wonders if >these programmers are rich and simply do not need the money. Certainly most of >us would purchase these programs if they became availble. Or is it that these >Programmers have a need to "totally" control their programs. Then they won't >have to worry about disappointing results, since they control all the conditions >themselves. Or they won't have to worry about people setting up matches against >strong humans without their approval or supervision. I don't know about >anyoneelse but if I was blessed with the talent of exceptional programming I >would certainly share it with the public and make a little money on the side.
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