> I'm not the author of a strong program, but I'll throw another item into > the list: more incentive. For many, computer go competes for time with > many other hobbies and perhaps even a day job.
The big Ing prize brought many people into computer-go, all working in parallel, competing, to make mediocre programs. And plenty of progress has been made in the past few years, without any big money being offered. Could it be that the lack of financial incentive makes people willing to share their work and knowledge, and that that is behind recent progress? (I don't know, it could just be coincidence.) Darren -- Darren Cook, Software Researcher/Developer http://dcook.org/mlsn/ (English-Japanese-German-Chinese-Arabic open source dictionary/semantic network) http://dcook.org/work/ (About me and my work) http://darrendev.blogspot.com/ (blog on php, flash, i18n, linux, ...) _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
