From: neil@dehn.mth.pdx.edu (John Neil)
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Subject: [comp.sys.next.misc] NeXT Version of GNU GO
Summary: Announcing a beta version of a GUI for GNUGO on the NeXT
Date: 17 Apr 92 10:47:52 GMT
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Announcing a beta version utilizing the GUI of the NeXT computer of GNU GO.
Beta testers are needed to iron out the bugs which may still be in the
system.  Interested persons should obtain the release via anonymous ftp from
dehn.mth.pdx.edu [131.252.40.89] in the /pub/go directory.  Please note that
the GNU license applies (assignment of copyright is currently in progress).
The following is the README file for this release:

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               GNU GO - the game of Go (Wei-Chi)
               Version 1.1   last revised 3-1-89
       (NeXTGo Version 1.0-beta, last revised 4-10-92)
         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.

For the future, the ability to read and write Smart-go format games would be
desirable.  In addition, network games would (perhaps compatible with either
the inetgo format or the internet go server) be a desirable addition.

The current release of this program (Version 1.0-beta) is a test version to
iron out the bugs in the interface.

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

mail address:   Man L. Li
                Dept. of Computer Science
                University of Houston
                4800 Calhoun Road
                Houston, TX 77004

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

e-mail address: neil@math.mth.pdx.edu  (Internet)
                neil@psuorvm.bitnet    (BITNET)

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John Neil, Graduate Teaching Assistant           e-mail:  neil@math.mth.pdx.edu
Mathematics Department                         NeXTMail:  neil@dehn.mth.pdx.edu
Portland State University
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