Re: Plagiary problem

[Avijit Ghosh <aghosh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Nick Wedd wrote:

> Avijit Ghosh <aghosh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> As HandTalk was not written in a compiled language, this possibility can
> be ruled out.


	I agree w/ this to some extent.. Hopefully, compilers do common
sense things so in some cases there could be cases where handwriting
assembly doesn't look so much different from what a compiler will come
up w/.
	In anycase perhaps its time to relook at the original evidence..

> You say "all these programs".  I have only seen allegations made against
> two programs (though I have heard that there are rumours).  What have I
> missed?  Or is it just that these two programs have both appeared in
> various versions and under various names?

	I was letting allegations equal rumors.. ie it seems that 2
programs have officially been accused and then in the original post
it sounded like another one was 'suspicious.'

> 
> There were 17 entrants in the Ing Computer Goe Cup, and more than 30 in
> the FOST Cup.

	Fair enough ! But still 3 out of 30 is %10 :)

	It seems to me that part of the thing about coding go has less
to do w/ becoming millionaires and that it is an interesting problem..
(I'm guessing that a generic chess proggie makes more money than your
typical go program). 

	-avi