Re: [computer-go] How to change the influence function?

2008-07-18 Thread Don Dailey
tk424 wrote: Hello, I am trying to implement a new influence function in GNU Go version 3.6. I have two questions about this issue. The first question is how to prove the new influence function is better the old one. I believe it can be said the new influence function is better if the new

Re: [computer-go] How to change the influence function?

2008-07-18 Thread Ian Osgood
On Jul 17, 2008, at 9:51 PM, tk424 wrote: Hello, The first question is how to prove the new influence function is better the old one. I believe it can be said the new influence function is better if the new GNU Go wins more games, in average, than the old one. The rest of the parts will

Re: [computer-go] How to change the influence function?

2008-07-18 Thread Don Dailey
Just as Ian says, it's been my experience that self-play works well in practice for measuring if there was an improvement. But your actual result depends on your opponents and the nature of the improvement.Some improvements will seem very large in self tests but relatively small against

Re: [computer-go] Computer Go tournament at EGC, Leksand, Sweden

2008-07-18 Thread Nick Wedd
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, RĂ©mi Coulom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes Nick Wedd wrote: CrazyStonepossible possible This is "yes" from my point of view. It all depends on the availability of an operator. I expect (though I cannot promise) that there will be enough operators pre

Re: [computer-go] How to change the influence function?

2008-07-18 Thread terry mcintyre
--- On Thu, 7/17/08, tk424 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: tk424 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am trying to implement a new influence function in GNU Go > version 3.6. Version 3.6 was released in 2004; GnuGo is up to version 3.7.12 now. Why not work with the later version, which is somewhat strong

[computer-go] Re: Computer Go tournament at EGC, Leksand, Sweden

2008-07-18 Thread Basti Weidemyr
Maybe I was unclear .. I wrote on July 11: "If someone wants/needs Mac, I can provide that. If Linux required, I can probably bring a linux computer if you notify me before Tuesday July 16." It has been our intent from the start, a year ago, to provide all major operating systems, includi

[computer-go] Elo-joules / honest clusters / Re: tournaments

2008-07-18 Thread Ryan Grant
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:34 PM, terry mcintyre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I do appreciate having some head-to-head competitions using > similar hardware, but I also want to see unlimited open class > competition, where people are able to run multiprocessors, and > learn to scale algorithms to bi

Re: [computer-go] Elo-joules / honest clusters / Re: tournaments

2008-07-18 Thread Michael Williams
I like the concept of Green Go, and the use of EC2, but your footnote is very confusing. Especially the last sentence. Ryan Grant wrote: On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:34 PM, terry mcintyre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I do appreciate having some head-to-head competitions using similar hardware, b