Why do we still have a tool to download TWIC's files directly? Has Mark's position on this changed?Here is what was discussed about it a while ago:
On Jan 3, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Alexander Wagner <aw-li...@stellarcom.org> wrote: > On 11/10/11 15:16, Titus von der Malsburg wrote: > > Hi! > >> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Ben St-Pierre<benbon...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Thank you for the script. I'll give it a try. If it works well, I'll >>> promote it, if you don't mind. >> >> Hi, just to avoid misunderstandings. The script and the windows app >> that I was referring to were not written by me. I got them from a guy >> on Reddit. If you want to contact him, there's an email address on >> the project page of the windows software. > > One minor point, if I may. TWIC is a sponsored website. Their "business > model" relies on some advertisement they place on their website. Mark > made it pretty clear to me when I asked if we should build some > autodownload right into Scid that this could cause him quite some > headaches if people do not visit the site itself anymore as his sponsor > actually watches for the page accesses. > > I think it's in the interest of all those interested in Chess not to > erode TWICs business model. It would be a loss for the game, indeed. > > That's why I'd like to point out to you to keep using the web page to > fetch the PGN files there. > > -- > > Kind regards, / War is Peace. > | Freedom is Slavery. > Alexander Wagner | Ignorance is Strength. > | > | Theory : G. Orwell, "1984" > / In practice: USA, since 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html _______________________________________________ Scid-users mailing list Scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
