icsdrone(ng), polyglot + uci program

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Re: icsdrone(ng), polyglot + uci program

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hgm wrote:UCI should be considered a dead protocol, that is set in stone.
Sadly, that "set in stone" is what makes it so appealing to people - the interface is near guaranteed to never change, avoiding the need for workarounds that XBoard protocol is so fond of.
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Re: icsdrone(ng), polyglot + uci program

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ZirconiumX wrote:Sadly, that "set in stone" is what makes it so appealing to people - the interface is near guaranteed to never change, avoiding the need for workarounds that XBoard protocol is so fond of.
Not sure what work-arounds have to do with adding missing features to a protocol, as the need arises. Or even what work-arounds you refer to.