Zach Wegner wrote:Graham Banks wrote:You don't drown the girl before it's determined she's a witch.
Then why do you say that people have "irreparably damaged" reputations? You say that we are burning our bridges, when you don't even know all the facts.
Hi Zach,
I think that it's the way this whole thing has been done that has upset many people.
You're right in that you've not published your full conclusions yet, but strong insinuations were made early, before you had a watertight case to back it up.
Vas's reputation plus his engine have been unnecessarily sullied by doing so.
That's what I meant by my reference to "not drowning the girl before you've determined she's a witch".
The other point I've made is that despite such noises being made about other top engines well before this case (and not by me as I've also said), Rybka seems to have been singled out for the special attention.
Other circumstances such as the timing of the investigation (Rybka now being so far clear at the top plus the free release of Rybka 2.2), the comments made implying that the later commercial versions of Rybka probably also need to be picked apart, not ruling out calls for bans from tournaments, etc may well have nothing to do with the whole issue, but these things add up to give an impression.
However, I have no doubt that you're doing what you see is right. I hope that it's all worth it.
And I'll be among the first to eat humble pie and congratulate you if you come up with 100% proof of your claims.
Good luck, Graham.
Is that wide enough?
the girl is drown to prove that she is not a witch. If she rises to the top, because of her witch powers, then she is burned. Either way, the girl is dead! 