Re: computer-go: prevent cheating

[birk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> swang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> What about mapping the search-depth in 256 level, and the Go-playing
> program send the resulting play with the search-depth value, the one
> where the program make the playing decision.

But 'search-depth' is not the only variable in a go-program!
E.g. strategic decisions like 
- if I  have a lot of time but the opponent does not, I could try 
  a more complicated variation
- I am short of time so I omit a complete life-and-death analysis
  but use some heuristics 
etc.

Besides that I think your proposal has even bigger problems:
2) An official standard GUI
3) An official standard for initial parameters
5) An official standard for running platform
  
Christoph