🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: gnu.chess
Article #6196

Re: Some thoughts on Gnuchess

#6196
From: Mark E. Glickman
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 1990 15:18
18 lines
1633 bytes
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
Technical Details
Message-ID: <15075@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!bu.edu!snorkelwacker!usc!wuarchive!udel!princeton!phoenix!glickman
References: <1239@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au> <BOB.90Apr2110156@volitans.MorningStar.Com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
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