OpenChess

It's here, and it's commercial to the tune of 40 euro: http://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm.

I personally recommend that everyone go here and hit the big Donate button, instead, though.

Jeremy

Jeremy Bernstein wrote:I personally recommend that everyone go here and hit the big Donate button, instead, though.

+1

After using GNU/Linux for many years, the full migration was completed earlier this year. will Komodo MP be commercial?

kingliveson wrote:will Komodo MP be commercial?

Yes, but their SP version will remain forever free, something I'd appreciate if other commercial programs did.

kingliveson wrote:After using GNU/Linux for many years, the full migration was completed earlier this year. will Komodo MP be commercial?

Yep -- looking forward to purchasing it. For the record, I have nothing against commercial software (I write it for a living, after all). You know what my problem with Houdini is.

Jeremy

Uly wrote:

kingliveson wrote:will Komodo MP be commercial?

Yes, but their SP version will remain forever free, something I'd appreciate if other commercial programs did.

Ok thanks. I was considering making a donation and now thinking I should just wait for the commercial release. We should always support honest developers.

Jeremy Bernstein wrote:

kingliveson wrote:After using GNU/Linux for many years, the full migration was completed earlier this year. will Komodo MP be commercial?

Yep -- looking forward to purchasing it. For the record, I have nothing against commercial software (I write it for a living, after all). You know what my problem with Houdini is.

Jeremy

yes, I too will be buying the commercial release, let's hope it's not too pricey

May be I'm so crazy but i been thinking all this time that Robert Houdart has something to do whith rybka ....he is the only one know very good rybka and the onlyone can beat rybka

like i say I'm so crazy jeje for my part I will never buy programs that dependend from other open-source programs

JcMaTe wrote:...like i say I'm so crazy jeje for my part I will never buy programs that dependend from other open-source programs

Agreed 100%.

Unless commercial engines' sources codes are available for inspection (by a special group) to ensure actual codes from open-source and/or GPLed programs are not in commercial engines, then I feel confident to buy. If not, then I refuse to be taken for a "fool" by commercial engine authors on their commercial engines that could otherwise be a "repackaged" open-source GPL'ed engines.

Call me a pessimist, anti-democratic or whatever, but as long as commercial source codes are closed and/or unverifiable for authenticity, I'm always suspicious of commercial authors, with no special preferences.

JcMaTe wrote:...like i say I'm so crazy jeje for my part I will never buy programs that dependend from other open-source programs

Agreed 100%.

Unless commercial engines' sources codes are available for inspection (by a special group) to ensure "its authenticity" or actual codes from open-source and/or GPLed programs are not in commercial engines, then I feel confident to buy. If not, then I refuse to be taken for a "fool" by commercial engine authors on their commercial engines that could otherwise be a "repackaged" open-source GPL'ed engines.

Call me a pessimist, anti-democratic or whatever, but as long as commercial source codes are closed and/or unverifiable for authenticity, I'm always suspicious of commercial authors, with no special preferences.