Re: [gnugo-devel] endgame module for GNU Go

[Eric]

--- Paul Pogonyshev <address@hidden> wrote:

> Eric wrote:
> 
> > > GNU Go is meant to be "useful" in terms of
> playing Go.
> > > It can be used for research (or do you mean any
> else
> > > use?), but that's not something "common" GNU Go
> users
> > > are interested in.
> > 
> > Okay Paul, please allow me to be more blunt. I
> have
> > absolutely no interest in making GNU Go
> "stronger". My
> > aim is to make GNU Go "work".
> > 
> > By "work", what I mean is that I want a champion,
> > human Go player to value and enjoy playing GNU Go,
> and
> > not just have it as a curiosity for novices.
> 
> This is a very bold goal.  But if you achieve it,
> then
> it will make GNU Go way stronger, right?

Ha! I only thought about that this morning while
walking the dog. Nice.

> So, here we
> seem to pursue the same goal, only your target is
> higher.
> 
> > So, with that being said, I hope you can forgive
> my
> > loss of patience. I have a lot of work to do, and
> I
> > came to this list for technical advice. Instead, I
> get
> > hung up with all this logistical chit chat about
> FSF.
> > Anyone who has ever taken an Introduction to
> Computer
> > Science course knows how FSF works. It is not new.
> 
> We are not trying to delay you ;)  Just I think it
> is
> better that you know about the requirements from the
> very beginning, so you don't waste time only to
> discover
> you don't like our conditions afterwards.

Cool. Are we finally ready to move on yet?