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- GNU GO - the game of Go (Wei-Chi)
- Version 1.1 last revised 3-1-89
- (NeXTGo Version 2.2.1, last revised 12-3-92)
- Copyright (C) Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- written by Man L. Li
- modified by Wayne Iba
- documented by Bob Webber
- NeXT version by John Neil
-
- This program is a port of the GNU GO program by Man L. Li that utilizes the
- window GUI interface of the NeXT computer. To make moves on the board the
- human player only needs to click the mouse button while the cursor is
- pointed at the appropriate place on the board.
-
- The computer moves are all generated utilizing the basic methodology of
- GNU GO. However, there is one major addition to the GNU GO system. This
- addition is an automated scoring algorithm. These routines remove the
- obviously dead stones from the board and then count the score. A group is
- considered dead if it surrounds no territory and, if removed, the squares it
- covers would be owned by the opposing color. There is still room for
- improvement in this algorithm to remove those groups which only have one eye
- and are, therefore, also dead.
-
- This program also allows you to read and generate smart-go files. This is
- increasingly becoming the standard format for game storage on computer. It
- is a flexible format which allows for nested variations and can be a valuable
- format for storing educational examples.
-
- This program now also contains a client for the Internet Go Server. This
- client currently works through sockets and thus requires an actual internet
- connection. Future plans may include support for connecting via SLIP and/or
- modem. The client allows you to play on the IGS simply by clicking on the
- board and features a browser for the selection of games to observe.
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- This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- the Free Software Foundation - version 1.
-
- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- GNU General Public License in file COPYING for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
- Please report any bug/fix, modification, suggestion to
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- mail address: Man L. Li
- Dept. of Computer Science
- University of Houston
- 4800 Calhoun Road
- Houston, TX 77004
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- e-mail address: manli@cs.uh.edu (Internet)
- coscgbn@uhvax1.bitnet (BITNET)
- 70070,404 (CompuServe)
-
- For the NeXT version, please report any bug/fix, modification, suggestion to
-
- mail address: John Neil
- Mathematics Department
- Portland State University
- PO Box 751
- Portland, OR 97207
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- e-mail address: neil@math.mth.pdx.edu (Internet)
- neil@psuorvm.bitnet (BITNET)
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