> > the opening book is missing because I can't let debian redistribute any > > binary > > opening book. > > Point 1: I have got no source! > > Point 2: Moves/Games in the opening book might be copyrighted! > > I just got this message. Since I haven't seen the previous ones can > anyone give me details ? Are you trying to use crafty books with > another chess engine ?
No: I was looking for a Debian package of an opening-book for 'hoichess'. > I packaged some opening books for Debian to be used with crafty. > AFAICT, there are no copyrights over chess moves (it would be like > trying to copyright football goals). If there were that'd be a great > problem for all tournament chess players: if one wanted to play one > particular variant of an opening during a match, he'd first write the > author to have his permission and/or pay rights to play such > variant... :-) Folkert van Heusden -- Looking for a cheap but fast webhoster with an excellent helpdesk? http://keetweej.vanheusden.com/redir.php?id=1001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE, www.vanheusden.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
