Author: Vincent Vega
Date: 13:13:19 02/13/00
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On February 12, 2000 at 21:39:18, Tim Mann wrote:
>The answer to most of these questions is "because WinBoard is a free program
>that Tim wrote for fun in his spare time, and he didn't get around to doing
>that." For a few the answer is that GNU Chess (originally the only engine
>supported) has problems doing those things. For a few the answer is that I
>don't see what's wrong ("menus used for everything") or what you think should
>be done instead.
>
>It seems pretty ridiculous for you to lump WinBoard together with the GUIs
>on commercial chess programs. If I took your attitude, that I wouldn't do
>anything unless money was paid, then WinBoard wouldn't be better -- instead,
>it wouldn't exist at all. I would not be interested in doing WinBoard
>as a regular job. Certainly if I did, I could spend full time polishing it
>instead of just a few hours now and then, and perhaps bring it up to your
>standards, but that doesn't interest me. I prefer what I do for a living now.
>
> --Tim
Oh please. Just because a program is free doesn't mean that it shouldn't be
compared to others or that it has to be unpolished. Look at all the Linux
reviews and go criticize their authors. Look how good can Gnome and KDE look
and then come back and talk about how great Winboard looks.
BTW, my critique of Fritz interface is in this thread. I also said that
Winboard is good compared to other chess programs and that amateur programs
shouldn't be held to the same standard as the pros, but I guess you chose to
miss it.
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