Re: [computer-go] how to use GTP in place of GMP

[Heikki Levanto <heikki@xxxxxx>]

On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 11:32:34PM +0200, Hellwig.Geisse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>    (It might be necessary to specify the physical
>    connection also, in case the computer on which
>    the participant's Go program is running is not
>    supplied by the organizer.)

Today, with the (realtively?!) cheap prices of laptop computers, it is
not unreasonable for a participant to want to bring his own computer, so
he can run what ever operating system and version he might prefer. As
long as there is a way to communicate the moves to the opponent - even
manually if need be! - that should not be a problem. 

I would much rather write a program that can communicate over some given
protocol, than one that can run on some given hardware and operating
system!  Most of all, I do not want to see the situation to degenerate
to having "Computer Go World Championship" tournament for Windows XP,
and another "Computer Go World Championship" for Win-2000, and another
for Apples (OS-X and OS-pre-X separately), and another for Linux, and
another for other Unixen, and another for [whatever]...

-H



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Heikki Levanto   "In Murphy We Turst"     heikki (at) lsd (dot) dk

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