Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 13:36:20 02/15/04
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On February 15, 2004 at 16:29:02, Matthias Gemuh wrote: >On February 15, 2004 at 16:07:11, Dann Corbit wrote: > >> >>I do not think that this is the path that DanChess did. Rather, he took ideas >>from crafty and grafted the algorithms into his program. In doing so, he had to >>make changes to each idea that he adopted. >> > >No !! He adapted Craty source code to fit his data structures. Algorithms are not protected by copyright. When you get a book and code your alpha-beta algorithm you cannot just type it in and use it. You have to understand what it does and make changes so that it fits your program. Otherwise it won't even compile. Tell me, what are the crimes that you have committed? >The source code code could not be copied unmodified, otherwise ... (who knows >?). Right. It would not work at all. >Dann, you must fight hard in this discussion because your reputation >as neutral and objective judge in engine cloning is at stake. I don't have to fight hard. I do engage in it because I feel very strongly about the issue. >There was a time when it was enough to say "Dann has seen my source code". >Now, that statement is losing power. I am not omnisicient, and there will always be two sides to every story. In this case, Robert feels that crafty has been cloned. I believe (just as firmly) that it has not. Where is the truth? Probably we both stand on grey ground even though both of us see our own dirt as black and white.
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