Reinhard Thürriedl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello again,
>
> first of all: thank you very much for your quick reply!
>
>>
>> Could you please explain why you do not want to share this software ?
>>
> It is because of the computer poker competition I would like to enter if
> my program turns out to perform well. My bot would be extremely
> exploitable if I would publish the source code.
And I would use it as a spare partner, for starters. And many other
players I guess :-) You would be famous for publishing the first bot
ever. I've been aware of many projects to develop bots but none of them
ever made it to the Free Software world. Proof is : you have to write
your own from scratch instead of improving an existing bot. That's a
shame but that's the way it is. I hope you will change this status-quo.
> At the moment I am definitely not thinking about a commercial or
> non-commercial release of my software at all. I just want to keep the
> source code undisclosed for the reason I mentioned above.
That's perfectly ok. As long as the software is not published to
anyone, you don't have any obligations.
>> > - is it possible to get the poker-eval library under the GNU LGPL?
>>
>> It is not an option, no.
>>
> OK, I was quite sure about that, nevertheless I had to ask...
>
>> > It would be very kind if you could send me a short email with answers to
>> > these questions.
>>
> Again, thanks for your fast reply!
>
>> All software published under pokersource.info is meant to help
>> those who share. There are a number of alternate software providers
>> who can help you build proprietary software.
>>
>> I sincerly hope you will consider sharing the pleasure of coding
>> with us. If you chose another way, I wish you all the best.
>>
> I really like the idea of open source and appreciate the work of those
> who share very much. Of course I would also share any contributions I
> could make to the poker-eval library (since this is highly optimized C
> code with loads of super-sick macros a I barely dare to even look at, I
> doubt that I could though ;-) or to the Java layer myself, but for the
> reason I stated above I do not want to share the core of the AI system I
> want to develop.
>
> So, if I got it right, I can use the poker-eval library as part of my
> program and keep my source code undisclosed as long as I do not release
> my program as proprietary software?
Here is what you can do, and I think it fits both your ambitions and
the Free Software philosophy:
- write your robot in the secret of your home and tell noone
- go to the competition and run your bot
- at the same time publish your bot + sources on the net for
everyone to see, use and improve
If your bot does well, it will be re-used and improved and you'll
have initiated the first Free Software bot in the history of online
poker.
Note that submitting your bot to the competition is a software release
and can only be done in conformance with the license.
> If I am wrong, I will of course obey the intentions of the authors of
> the poker-eval library and the legal restrictions imposed by the GPL and
> try to find another way.
Here is another idea. It's daring. I'm 100% sure that even if you
create your bot in pokersource.info from the very start, none of the
competitors will reuse or steal your code. The main reason is that
your competitors are not watching. pokersource.info is invisible :-)
Cheers,
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