Author: Pete Galati
Date: 12:11:41 11/14/99
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On November 14, 1999 at 11:19:27, Bella Freud wrote: >On November 14, 1999 at 08:55:41, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>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. >> >>Trying myselve to make a GUI for my program i find this email >>as written above by Odell completely insane. >> >>It's very hard to make a GUI that can sell some copies. If someone >>doesn't want to sell his/her program and spare the effort and just >>prefers to play with his program without ever releasing it, then >>i can understand that completely. >> >>What you demand here is another talent: >> - everyone must make a GUI >> >>Secondly you find it logically that you get access to >>any program which is also an insane thought. >> >>Another very good reason why one should not sell a program is >>because one gets always compared with Fritz, Chessmaster or >>any other commercial program, preferably playing in a winboard >>tournament at 5 minutes a move at a k6-300, or at 'carefully' >>selected 'nunn test positions' or something idiotic like that. > >I think you are quite right about this. Why expose yourself to needless attack. > >One effect of moderation of personal attacks is that personal attacks are >switched to proxy attack by attacking your opponent's program. I would imagine >that these attacks are even more difficult for the programmer than direct >personal abuse. At least, in the latter case, the programmer can just fire some >abuse back. In the former she is put entirely on the defensive. I have even >observed protagonists here (when they are program supporters, rather than >programmers) attack each other by attacking each others favourite program. > >All very silly in my opinion. > > >Bella And Vincent has allready released a very nice Diep for Dos several years ago, so if there was some rediculous requirement that everyone who made a Chess program is obligated to release it I would say that Vincent Diepeveen is allready off the hook on this one. Diep is amoung the best Dos Chess programs out there, I highly recommend it. Pete
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