Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 20:54:33 09/04/05
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On September 04, 2005 at 23:22:37, Roger Brown wrote: >>As far as i know there are 4 gui's to choose from, if you want to have to >>opportunity to run tournaments and/or engine matches, including UCI engines: >> >>Chessbase >>Arena >>Chessmaster (only WB engines though) > > > > >Hello Jonas > >You neglected to mention: > >Lokasoft's Chesspartner interface >Convekta's Chess Assistant interface >Shredder Classic >Winboard, my interface of choice actually. I was referring to GUI's that could run tournaments between engines (without 3rd party programs) > >There might be others in the gui universe I have not experimented with yet. > > > >>This is all yankee doodle dandy as long as you realize that people are different >>from you when it comes to taste and what brings them joy, what is one mans >>equivalent of watching paint dry is another mans amusement park. > > > >Precisely. Therefore to the author simply writing an engine that can e plugged >conveniently into the gui you or I might use the most - and regard as the >standard - is a boring task. I was not referring to A. Cozzie's motifs for writing an engine here, merely making it clear that failiure to comply with others views and opinions does not equal being a bad person :) Whether there is a new GUI or not, i am not particularly interested in, i am not demanding UCI support in Zappa, i am just saying that without it, it is not of interest to me. >He would prefer to write a gui that he thinks best complements his engine. > >Who am I to say that he is wrong? I say go for it, but writing a GUI for ones engine does not exclude UCI support in Zappa... >The general tone is not one of wait and see but of almost savage ripping. Just expressing my view, A. Cozzie can do whatever he wants, it is his project. >Let us say that we both go to a motor car dealer. In light of the rising petrol >prices do we lead a demonstration or a riot outside of the sellers of huge gas >guzzling vehicles? > >No. We simply go down the road to the economy section. > >Same here. No need to demand this or go on and on about it. Simply talk with >the money when the time comes. The only demand that i am making here is; "_If_ i am to put down my hard earned $ for a new engine, for me it _has_ to be UCI" If that is not the case, i am sure my life will go on and i will keep smiling :) >I have found much of the argument that goes on here could be avoided if the >potential buyers simply decided on this issue the same way they decide on any >other economic decision. Quietly, with their money instead of hurling all sorts >of stuff over the ether. If no one said anything, then A. Cozzie might miss the point that for many people UCI is actually an important selling point, that is valuable information. >Present company excluded Jonas. > >:-) > >Later. :)
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