In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Gian-Carlo Pascutto
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
Jason House wrote:
I wouldn't want to overload volunteer operators. I can bow out to
make room for other bots.
Nah, you were here first :)
But if the sponsor machines come with Java preinstalled, "operating"
Leela wouldn't consist of more than copying the program off an USB
stick and starting a batchfile.
Now that I have got my other tasks out of the way, I am thinking more
about the computer Go which I will be running in Leksand, Sweden, at the
EGC on August 6th. See http://www.computer-go.info/egc2008/
I think that running a bot should be a very light task, each operator
could easily manage three or four if they wanted. All an operator has
to do is put the CD in the drive (or the USB stick in the port), install
the program, and get it running. The author should have provided the
right config file. Then if it crashes the operator may have to use his
judgement about whether to reboot, reinstall, etc.; but this isn't going
to happen much.
I would offer to operate people's bots myself, but as Tournament
Director I can't really do that. What I can do is take responsibility
for trying to find an operator, if you can't find one. But don't send
me the disk, send it with someone who is going to Leksand to compete (or
I guess you can mail it to one of the organisers, I shall try to find
who is the best person).
Rémi: I have removed CrazyStone from the list of possible entrants
Jason: will HouseBot want to play in the 19x19 only, or also the 9x9?
Gian-Carlo: same question about Leela
If a program wants to enter the event in Leksand but has never played in
a KGS bot tournament, I would advise its owner to test it in a test
tournament on KGS, which I shall set up for the purpose. I know that
Tuuppari is in this position. So I shall be running at least one test
tournament before the end of July, so that bot writers can test that
their bot works under tournament conditions. These tournaments will
have very fast time limits (probably five minutes each sudden death),
and no-one will care what moves are made, the purpose is to check that
the bot is configured correctly and follows the protocol correctly. I
can run a GNU Go clone to make up the numbers for these tournaments if
necessary.
So if you want to test your bot under tournament conditions, please let
me know of a time that will suit you. This offer is also open to
entrants to the Computer Go tournament that will form part of the USGC
in Portland.
Nick
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