[Computer-go] Beta-testing: feedback to bot owners

[Erik van der Werf]

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Nick Wedd <nick at maproom.co.uk> wrote:
> If I insist on running events with integer komi, I know what will happen.
>  Some bots, including GNU Go, already support it;  some will implement it
> correctly;  some will implement it wrong, so that strange things happen;
>  some will fail to support it, and thereby lose won games to weaker
> programs;  some may refuse to support it, and stop playing in the events
> that I organise.  I prefer to leave things as they are.

Perhaps, or one could consider it a nice incentive to fix the issue.

Maybe I missed it, but has anyone actually announced that they would
stop participating because of integer komi?


> I announced earlier that I would be using integer komi of 7 for the 9x9 KGS
> bot tournaments this year.  I have changed my mind, I will use half-integer
> komi throughout.  This is not an ideal decision, it is a pragmatic one.

Too bad, I think 7 komi would have been interesting.

I suppose there is no hope of persuading you to try 6.5 komi +
Japanese rules... :-)

Best,
Erik