I don't have access to windows machines to test and I don't know anything about windows. I can barely use it. Although when my Go bot is complete, I would welcome anyone who wants to port it for me. :)-George
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:29 PM, David Fotland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It irks me a little that Linux people refuse to consider porting their > programs to Windows :) With cygwin, it's pretty easy to port Linux > programs. Since these programs work on CGOS they have a gtp interface, so > they don't even need cygwin. Just recompile using gcc and use a free GTP > windows GUI. It's pretty trivial. > > Not trolling for flames, just expressing an opinion. If someone is not > willing to put in one day effort to port from Linux to Windows, why should > they expect anyone else to put in one day effort to make Linux available as > a platform? It seems Linux people are just as chauvinistic as Windows > people :) > > David > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:computer-go- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Dailey > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:18 AM > > To: computer-go > > Subject: Re: [computer-go] Computer Go tournament at EGC, Leksand, > > Sweden > > > > > > > > Erik van der Werf wrote: > > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Nick Wedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Steenvreter no yes > > >> > > > > > > Hi Nick, > > > > > > I never said yes. At this point it is rather unlikely that > > Steenvreter > > > will participate. Steenvreter only runs on linux. Since the machines > > > in Leksand run windows and remote computation is not allowed (which > > is > > > funny considering the tournament is on KGS) I pretty much have to be > > > present myself. > > That always irks me when I hear this kind of thing. The world is > > basically windows "chauvinistic" and it's common to find little > > consideration given to any other platform. > > > > Did you know that you can create your own linux environment without > > having to "touch" the machine you will be using? My wife has her own > > windows machine that she doesn't want me "touching", but I have a > > complete linux install via an external hard drive that leaves her > > machine "untouched." Although the install is specific to that > > machine, it is easy to build "universal" setups that will boot on any > > modern PC into Linux, without touching the hard drive of that > > machine. This would require that you bring a memory stick of some > > kind or perhaps an external USB hard drive. You can get big ones > > really cheap now, and they are very compact. You plug it into the > > USB port and then boot into Linux. > > > > In my opinion, the tournament organizers should do this for you and the > > other potential Linux participants since Linux is becoming more and > > more > > popular and apparently it is already very popular with Go > > programmers. There are several possibilities for setting up > > machines > > that could use either Windows or Linux that would not require major > > effort on their part - just one good Linux guy helping them. > > > > I also feel for the Mac people and also people that have built programs > > that run on networks of workstations or other potential supercomputer > > programs that would not be able to participate. > > > > - Don > > > > > > > > > > > I did not find cheap flights for a short visit and I > > > probably won't have time to attend the EGC for a full week, also > > > housing seems to be getting difficult. > > > > > > So for now better assume that Steenvreter will *not* participate in > > Leksand. > > > > > > Erik > > > _______________________________________________ > > > computer-go mailing list > > > computer-go@computer-go.org > > > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > computer-go mailing list > > computer-go@computer-go.org > > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ >
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