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Article #6196Re: Some thoughts on Gnuchess
From: Mark E. Glickman
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 1990 15:18
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 1990 15:18
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In article <BOB.90Apr2110156@volitans.MorningStar.Com>, bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield) writes:
> In article <1239@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au> jxp@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au (Joe Petrolito) writes:
> ...[I]t would be useful to include [a(n) executable version of
> Gnuchess 3.0 for DOS] in the distribution of Gnuchess, since it
> would save time for those who wish to run it only on a PC.
>
> Please don't include machine-specific binaries in the standard
> distribution. It would add transfer bulk and increase the load on the
> authors and distribution-managers, who may not even have access to all
> the various sorts of machines for which people would like binaries
> included. There's also the problem of potential Trojan horses.
I would personally vote for including an executable version for the PC as
a separate file. Sounds like that would be a fair compromise.
Is there any way to put an executable gnuchess in the gnu directory
on prep.ai.mit.edu?
- Mark Glickman
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10d71d,5d6a9630dabff94a X-Google-Attributes: gid10d71d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-04-04 01:45:06 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!bu.edu!snorkelwacker!usc!wuarchive!udel!princeton!phoenix!glickman From: glickman@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Mark E. Glickman) Newsgroups: gnu.chess Subject: Re: Some thoughts on Gnuchess Message-ID: <15075@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> Date: 3 Apr 90 15:18:31 GMT References: <1239@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au> <BOB.90Apr2110156@volitans.MorningStar.Com> Organization: Princeton University, NJ Lines: 18 Posted: Tue Apr 3 16:18:31 1990