> It might just be, that in the process of inventing a set of,
> let's call it "web services for chess" only few or even one
> site might offer them, and this is actually the point where
> politics comes in. I think we could try to play a positive
> and constructive role by trying to find and support open
> ways for this kind of information interchange. We could on
> the other hand wait what's happening and try to implement
> afterwards what's there, which would be a more passive role.
Defining a protocol or a WS is obvious. To have a site that provides the
data, and in a reliable way, is 99% of the work.
See the problem to find a site allowing the use of their online tablebases :
I found none. So I would try to gather the data and set up the site, then
only after that (when I have the matter) would I think about standards. To
have a norm for "web services for chess" will not mean the logistics will
follow.
Pascal
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