Houdini 1.5: one mystery/question

[F.Huber]

And like bonus the last Chest UCI MPx64 !

No, the next ChestUCI version will be 128 bit and for 1024 cores!

[Sylwy]

And like bonus the last Chest UCI MPx64 !

No, the next ChestUCI version will be 128 bit and for 1024 cores!

Herr Franz,
a single question please:
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pre-order opened ?
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[F.Huber]

pre-order opened ?

Yes, 1,- EUR/core.

[rodolfoleoni]

Yep, it surely is an interesting consideration.
Would you pay 65 euro for it?

I started wondering if I'd pay € 65. Well, I'd pay more to get a GUI which has some user-oriented tools, such middlegame analysis, tree building from a position, and some strong engines which are compatible with those trees. I mean, engines which can use these trees (or which can import them) as a middlegame learning files.

[oudheusa]

you can donate, it's a start

http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm

[Michael Sherwin]

i've personally always wondered why those bastards richard vida, don dailey, tord romstad & the rest of the stockfish team aren't charging me money for their product when i'm paying for the likes of shredder, hiarcs, & junior which are weaker. absolutely preposterous & may they rot in hell forever.

[if there was a 'jesus christ stop it already' emoticon it would be displayed here]

From each according their ability to each according to their need.

[Laskos]

After years of hard work why didn't Robert make it commercial? Think of it: 65 euro from every download - should be nice sum of money now!?!?

Jouni

If many people in the community will keep insulting him, asking ridiculous things, then again insulting, I think it would be natural from him to ask money for his work, so these inventing the wheel for 5-20 years people would shut up. It seems that the only criteria by which Vas didn't receive such a treatment is that he obfuscated the output and went commercial.

Both of them should be spared from insults.

Kai

[BTO7]

Yep, it surely is an interesting consideration.
Would you pay 65 euro for it?

You might be able to find a happy medium. Instead of selling for 65....maybe just charge 20? You still make a nice penny for your work and it would be very affordable even for low budgets. A nice blend between free and over priced commercial prices? Cheers

BT

[JAMerolle]

Come on John a workmen is worth his hirer, a lot of time, energy, and years of formal education have gone into these engines they are worth paying for. Why should Stephen work for free? For this reason I think we should all donate something perhaps Robert would consider not letting it go comercial


Personally I think Robert Houdart is concerned about legal issues considering he admits he got allot of ideas from clones that were taken from Rybka. The reason why I don’t have a problem with this is because everyone has taken some idea from their predecessor in the same way Rybka got ideas from shredder and Fruit.

[yanquis1972]

Come on John a workmen is worth his hirer , a lot of time , energry , years of formal education have gone into these engines they are worth paying for. Why should Stephen work for free?

i was being 100% sarcastic. the 'bastards' i was referring to are the free guys.