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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: Legal issues, names, privacy, and pseudonymsRE: Legal issues, names, privacy, and pseudonyms
From: BlueChip <cs_bluechip_at_webtribe.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:15:07 +0100 > > > > > "Othelo is another matter, I wouldn't include it with RockBox." > > > > > I gotta ask ...why? > > > >Because it isn't worth the legal risk. > > > WHAT legal risk? > > > The fact that you can come up with several risk scenarios above proves that > > there is a risk - however unlikely it may be. > >Naah. Othello is a game from 1971 which is a variant of rules of Reversi >from 1880. See http://home.nc.rr.com/othello/history/ > >In my eyes you would need to change more of the rules for a game to claim >legal rights to it. Reversi seems to be a correct name to use (and skip one >unlikely legal issue). > >I doubt Othelo is the problem here. Before anyone else notice this link I >publish it myself: http://www.haxx.se/home/games/othello/index.shtml > >Very hard to beat. I'm sure it beats BC-Othelo's ass at master level (so that >could be a reason to skip it in Rockbox :-) > > // Kjell (Player owner myself = never played Othelo) LOL :P Sadly my AI is mediocre at best. But for someone who doesn't play othello, I think I did quite well with my AI algorithms :) If you or anyone would like to offer advice on playing tips I can add to the AI, I am always open to suggestions ...yes, there are sites, but where's the fun in that? I'll get it good enough to beat you one day ;) BC _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2004-06-10 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |