GMP (go modem protocol) was invented for direct computer to computer play using a 300 baud modem, before the internet existed. It was used in tournaments since it was easy to connect up serial ports to emulate modems.
GTP solves a completely different problem, of go engines communicating with a GUI or referee. GMP is no longer interesting since no one does direct computer to computer connection using modems today. GTP may replace GMP as a tournament method, but it is in no way a replacement for GMP. GMP is simply obsolete, since the problem it solves no longer exists. Replacing sgf with xml is very different, since they do the same thing. David > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Jeff Nowakowski > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:57 AM > To: computer-go > Subject: Re: [computer-go] XML alternatives to SGF > > > On Tue, 2007-10-23 at 08:42 -0400, Don Dailey wrote: > > GTP pretty much replace GMP. A lot of resistance because > GMP was the > > defacto standard at the time. It would have been foolish > to insist on > > being backwards compatible. > > GTP was a huge change in protocol with clear benefits. > What's being quibbled over now is minor change in the > coordinate system at the cost of breaking all existing tools, > with the exception of a couple that have implemented this > incompatible change. The benefit does not outweight the cost. > > -Jeff > > > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
