Is Arena Folding?
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terminator
Is Arena Folding?
It seems whenever the people that run chess websites seem unhappy, they close down their websites. The Arena forum has a 404 page so i don't know what sparked this latest close-down. Arena has been a beta for a long time while Shredder, Fritz etc release GUI's, now even Rybka will have its own GUI.
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Mike S.
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Re: Is Arena Folding?
The Arena forum was closed because the forum host company closes all of their forums, one by one. Several other computer chess forums were affected, or will be in the next few month.
But I do not know why no replacement for the Arena forum is being created. Also, I am beginning to doubt that we will ever see an final Arena 2.0.
Nothing lasts forever. - But the achievements so far were already great and Arena 1.1 was always ok for me, for a lot of engine matches and tournaments.
But I do not know why no replacement for the Arena forum is being created. Also, I am beginning to doubt that we will ever see an final Arena 2.0.
Nothing lasts forever. - But the achievements so far were already great and Arena 1.1 was always ok for me, for a lot of engine matches and tournaments.
Regards, Mike
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Tony Thomas
Re: Is Arena Folding?
You forgot a major fact my friend, Arena is free, all the others you mentioned arent. Try ChessGUI..
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tmokonen
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Re: Is Arena Folding?
From a Michael Diosi (Arena team member) post in rec.games.chess.computer:terminator wrote:It seems whenever the people that run chess websites seem unhappy, they close down their websites. The Arena forum has a 404 page so i don't know what sparked this latest close-down. Arena has been a beta for a long time while Shredder, Fritz etc release GUI's, now even Rybka will have its own GUI.
P.S. A new version of Arena will be released soon, sorry still beta guys
but still free. Also the forum will reopen and we will might have a Wiki
too...
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bnst
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Re: Is Arena Folding?
From a Michael Diosi (Arena team member) post in rec.games.chess.computer:
P.S. A new version of Arena will be released soon, sorry still beta guys
but still free. Also the forum will reopen and we will might have a Wiki
too...[/quote]
Wonderful !
Thanks a lot
Andreas
P.S. A new version of Arena will be released soon, sorry still beta guys
but still free. Also the forum will reopen and we will might have a Wiki
too...[/quote]
Wonderful !
Thanks a lot
Andreas
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gerold
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Re: Is Arena Folding?
Very good news. Arena is still the best for me.tmokonen wrote:From a Michael Diosi (Arena team member) post in rec.games.chess.computer:terminator wrote:It seems whenever the people that run chess websites seem unhappy, they close down their websites. The Arena forum has a 404 page so i don't know what sparked this latest close-down. Arena has been a beta for a long time while Shredder, Fritz etc release GUI's, now even Rybka will have its own GUI.
P.S. A new version of Arena will be released soon, sorry still beta guys
but still free. Also the forum will reopen and we will might have a Wiki
too...
Best to you,
Gerold.
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GenoM
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Re: Is Arena Folding?
All best to Arena developers from another Arena old fan 
regards,
Geno
regards,
Geno
take it easy
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Dr.Wael Deeb
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Re: Is Arena Folding?
I second that GenoGenoM wrote:All best to Arena developers from another Arena old fan
regards,
Geno
Pozdravi za Plovdiv,
Dr.Wael Deeb
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terminator
Re: Is Arena Folding?
They should release a stable version instead of many buggy betas. Arena may not have as many features as the commercial GUIs but something stable is preferable than many buggy beta releases.
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Christopher Conkie
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Re: Is Arena Folding?
They? Doh......terminator wrote:They should release a stable version instead of many buggy betas.
Like? I only know of two GUI's that are orientated towards those things that Arena is made for. Both are free. Of the 3, Arena has the most features. Doh.....terminator wrote:Arena may not have as many features as the commercial GUIs.
Nobody told you to use beta versions. Why do you think they are called betas? Doh......terminator wrote:.... but something stable is preferable than many buggy beta releases.
