Are EGC and USGC related? I'd prefer to do both 9x9 and 19x19 if yhe
operator(s) are willing. Additionally, I can provide bots for the test
tournament.
My biggest concern is ensuring proper execution on foreign hardware.
Most notably, I'm sensitive to the floating point format.
On Jul 7, 2008, at 3:31 PM, Nick Wedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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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