version is better, but neither is appropriate - it's not the intended use of version or name.
I'm a little skeptical of this feature. It seems like this functionality should be handled by a more general mechanism to configure your bot (above and beyond just a name and password.) For instance people have asked for a way to reset their ratings or K-factors when the make significant changes. If we make a general mechanism then it's possible to add things later - such as avatars, etc. - Don Jason House wrote: > It's probably better to use the GTP version command instead of the name > command. > > On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 04:11 +0100, Heikki Levanto wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 03:26:37PM -0800, Christoph Birk wrote: >> >>> CGOS already uses the 'name' feature. You send it (along with a >>> password) at login. >>> >> No, I am talking of two different things. What I send at login is the name >> cgos uses for my program. This is what I put on the cgos command line. I >> don't want to change the way that one is used. >> >> But GTP also has a 'name' command. I was suggesting using that for passing >> extra information about the program, to be displayed about the program, >> perhaps a link to a page that describes the program. >> >> The reasoning for this is the repeated discussions here about "what does >> program-X do", or "what is the difference between programs X-1 and X-2". I >> guess many of us already have a page of our programs (I don't yet, but I am >> only beginning to play with the stuff). Many programs are open source, and >> could even include the whole source on that page, so that people can see it >> all... >> >> I still think using the gtp 'name' command for this is not optimal, as it is >> also used in GUIs to set the program name. >> >> >> Hope I clarified things more than I confused... >> >> -H >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
