Re: [gnugo-devel] tournament at US Go Congress - SlugGo needs permission

[Gunnar Farnebäck]

address@hidden wrote:
>> There will be a computer Go tournament at the US Go Congress in
>> Portland Oregon. I hope that at least one GNU Go primary author will
>> be at the Congress and will enter GNU Go in the tournament.
>
> Unfortunately I can't go since I'll be in Scotland for
> a workshop. Is anyone entering GNU Go?
>
>> My foundation (HSRF) has offered $1,000 in prize money and another
>> donor has added $250. Tournament rules require derivative programs
>> like SlugGo to obtain the explicit permission of the original authors
>> of any included code. I do not believe that the GPL is sufficient.
>> This is similar to, but slightly less restrictive than, the rules for
>> the Formal division of the KGS monthly tournaments. The KGS rules are
>> that derivative programs and the original program cannot both be
>> entered in the Formal division of the same monthly tournament. I am
>> asking for such permission from you so that I can enter SlugGo at the
>> Go Congress.
>
> I think we need to hear from Gunnar but I don't see anything
> wrong with SlugGo playing. Do you intend to drive a lot of
> equipment up to Portland?

Fine with me.

/Gunnar