I didn't mean to start a war. I was reacting to the word "chauvinistic" which to me implies a willful, unfair bias. I use linux and Windows. I ship Windows products solely because the installed base is much higher. If I were to set up a tournament and only had time to support one platform, it would be windows, not because of bias, but because it is more popular and easier to set up (because the person setting it up will be more familiar with it, or because it my machine comes with it preinstalled and pretested). I don't think there is any chauvinism here, so there is no need to insult the organizers by calling names. Windows is just more popular.
I've participated in tournaments where the only machines were Linux. I didn't call the orgainizers chauvinistic. I just turned off the gui, recompiled, and participated. I'm not calling the organizers chauvinistic because they only support GTP and KGS. GTP has become more popular than the old GMP tournament protocol, so now I support it. No big deal, and no need to complain. David > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:computer-go- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Boon > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:54 PM > To: computer-go > Subject: Re: [computer-go] linux and windows > > Seems David instigated a nice little platform war :) > > Oh, platform discussions are sooo 1990s. Don't you guys use a > platform independent language yet? > > OK, time to duck... > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > 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/
