Programmer Poll

Dear chess programmer,


We like to gather the opinions of chess programmers regarding the conflicts about the fair use of NNUE and we invite you to submit your vote on one of the four questions.


We will maintain a list on this page of your vote and / or comments unless  of course you want to contribute anonymously. 

Your email address will be held strictly confidential and only used for verification purposes in case there is doubt on your identity because this poll is for chess programmers only.

Thanks so much in advance. 

Ed Schröder 
July, 2021

Totals

Option

Votes

Percentage

Option 1

2

22.2%

Option 2

5

55.5%

Option 3

2

22.2%

Option 4

0

0%

Poll closed

 
 
 
 
1. My preference is that I am allowed to use any existing network for my engine.
2. My preference is that I am allowed to use any game collection to create my own network.
3. My preference is that I am in favor that any programmer creates his own network either from human game collections or from his own engine.
4. I am undecided.
 
 
 

Individual Results


Name

Program(s)

Your vote

Your comments

1

Ed Schröder

REBEL | ProDeo

option 2

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? -- Albert Einstein

2

Aryan

Bit-Genie

option 2


3

Ferdy

Deuterium | CDrill | Imortal

option 1

In the spirit of rapid progress it should be unlimited as long as the license (if there is one or wishes of NN author) is respected. I can use other's NN, and they can use mine. It will be a lot evaluation data and as a result more time will be spent in other areas like search improvement, etc.

4

Fabio Gobbato

Pedone

option 2


5

Pawel Koziol

Rodent

option 1

At the same time, I'd like to see rating lists adhering to 2.


Using somebody else's network opens space for experiments I wouldn't be otherwise able to perform, like mixing NNUE score with Rodent personality eval, getting engine that is both of superhuman strength and stylish. At the same time, I wouldn't like to have such engine rated as my work.

6

Vivien Clauzon

Minic

option 3

This is only a preference. At the end only license respect is the real boundary.

7

No4b

Drofa

option 3


8

Steve Maughan

Maverick

option 2

The evaluation is a key part of the engine —muuch more so than even the opening book. Therefore it should be original and not copied from someone else.

9

Edsel Apostol

Twisted Logic, Hannibal, Invictus

option 2

A game collection for me is just a set of positions that I can use and score based on my own engine's evaluation. These scored positions can be used by my engine for tuning. It is different from using a game collection/set of positions that are already scored by another chess entity.

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