rlw@wxlvax.UUCP (12/28/83)
How about a prize for a successful Go program? I'm willing to put up $500
for a program that plays at the (amateur) shodan level under the following
conditions.
1. Others also contribute to bring the prize value up to or beyond $1000.
2. We can agree on a method to verify the shodan level.
3. Suitable conditions can be arranged to verify the absence of fraud.
4. The programmer keeps full ownership of the program but royalty-free
copies are given to those who contribute $100 or more toward the prize.
5 ...
Other conditions may be useful, such as no more than ? hours per move,
program in a "standard" language such as LISP or PASCAL, etc.
Anyone interested? For the moment, let's keep general conversation and
comments in the newsnet. Potential contributors may communicate directly
by mail.
--Dick Wexelblat (...decvax!ittvax!wxlvax!rlw)