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an American professional software engineer and avocational chess programmer, who resides in Belgium.  
 
an American professional software engineer and avocational chess programmer, who resides in Belgium.  
 
He studied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics mathematics], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_science computer science], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_engineering systems engineering] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_engineering network engineering] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts University of Massachusetts],  
 
He studied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics mathematics], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_science computer science], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_engineering systems engineering] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_engineering network engineering] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts University of Massachusetts],  
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and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music music] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Conservatory Boston Conservatory] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berklee_College_of_Music Berklee College of Music] <ref>personal communication, 2016</ref>. Concerning computer chess, he is proponent of not [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinventing_the_wheel reinventing the wheel], and has cooperated with the [[Ippolit]] and [[RobboLito]] comrades <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comrade Comrade from Wikipedia]</ref> and Decembrists <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decembrist_revolt Decembrist revolt from Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[http://users.telenet.be/chesslogik//robbolito.htm ChessLogik - RobboLito] hosted by [[Norman Schmidt]] has a list of [[RobboLito]] comrades and Decembrists</ref>, and led the effort to [[Debugging|debug]], stabilize, and improve Ippolit source code releases, translated RobboLito from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanians_in_Italy#Italy Italo-Albanian] dialect to English, and put RobboLito versions and his own derivate [[Fire]] under the [[Free Software Foundation#GPL|GNU GPL]]. Beside [[IvanHoe]], he hosts his own [[Fruit]] and [[Toga]] derivative [[Cyclone]] <ref>[http://www.chesslogik.com/index.htm www.chesslogik.com]</ref>, and works with [[Dmitri Gusev]] and [[Matthew R. Brades]] on [[Firenzina]] <ref>[https://github.com/Censor/Firenzina Censor/Firenzina · GitHub]</ref>.  
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and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music music] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Conservatory Boston Conservatory] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berklee_College_of_Music Berklee College of Music] <ref>personal communication, 2016</ref>. Concerning computer chess, he is proponent of not [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinventing_the_wheel reinventing the wheel], and has cooperated with the [[Ippolit]] and [[RobboLito]] comrades <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comrade Comrade from Wikipedia]</ref> and Decembrists <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decembrist_revolt Decembrist revolt from Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[http://users.telenet.be/chesslogik//robbolito.htm ChessLogik - RobboLito] hosted by [[Norman Schmidt]] has a list of [[RobboLito]] comrades and Decembrists</ref>, and led the effort to [[Debugging|debug]], stabilize, and improve Ippolit source code releases, translated RobboLito from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanians_in_Italy#Italy Italo-Albanian] dialect to English, and put RobboLito versions and his own derivate [[Fire]] under the [[Free Software Foundation#GPL|GPL]]. Beside [[IvanHoe]], he hosts his own [[Fruit]] and [[Toga]] derivative [[Cyclone]] <ref>[http://www.chesslogik.com/index.htm www.chesslogik.com]</ref>, and worked with [[Dmitri Gusev]] and [[Matthew R. Brades]] on [[Firenzina]] <ref>[https://github.com/Censor/Firenzina Censor/Firenzina · GitHub]</ref>.  
  
 
=Derivatives=
 
=Derivatives=
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In 2008, Norman Schmidt tried to distribute his ''Fruit and Toga'' derivative [[xyclOps]] commercially <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22151 xyclOps 1.2 is available] by Norman Schmidt, [[CCC]], July 05, 2008</ref> until it was suspected as [[:Category:Clone|clone]] by [[Matthias Gemuh]] and others <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22276 xyclOps, a clone ?] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], July 10, 2008</ref>. After Norman Schmidt freely volunteered to refund his customers <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=200082&t=22276 Re: xyclOps, a clone ?] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 11, 2008</ref> <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22306 open apology to the chess engine community] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 12, 2008</ref>, he announced ''Cyclone based on Fruit and Toga'' as [[:Category:Open Source|open source engine]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22619 Cylone 1.0 beta now available] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 27, 2008</ref>.  
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In 2008, Norman Schmidt tried to distribute his ''Fruit and Toga'' derivative [[xyclOps]] commercially <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22151 xyclOps 1.2 is available] by Norman Schmidt, [[CCC]], July 05, 2008</ref> until it was suspected as [[:Category:Clone|clone]] by [[Matthias Gemuh]] and others <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22276 xyclOps, a clone ?] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], July 10, 2008</ref>. After Norman Schmidt freely volunteered to refund his customers <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=200082&t=22276 Re: xyclOps, a clone ?] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 11, 2008</ref> <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22306 open apology to the chess engine community] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 12, 2008</ref>, he announced ''[[Cyclone]] based on Fruit and Toga'' as [[:Category:Open Source|open source engine]] under the [[Free Software Foundation#GPL|GPL v3.0]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22619 Cylone 1.0 beta now available] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 27, 2008</ref> <ref>IMPORTANT: Cyclone is a fork of [[Toga#1.4beta5c|Toga II 1.4b5]] which has been relicensed under the GPL 3. Code from Cyclone cannot be reused in Fruit/Toga which is GPL 2+., [https://web.archive.org/web/20131012012343/http://hardy.uhasselt.be/Toga/posix_versions/ Posix ports of some recent version of Toga II] by [[Michel Van den Bergh]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine])</ref>.  
 
Further derivative programs by Norman Schmidt were ''TogaToy'' <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28787 TogaToy 1.0] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 04, 2009</ref>, ''Cyclops'' <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22794 Cyclone 1.0 and Cyclops 1.0 avaliable] by Norman Schmidt, [[CCC]], August 04, 2008</ref>, ''Alderon'', [[Demon]], and ''Crimson'', based on [[Viper]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=278427 Crimson 1.1 is a clone of Viper (and so is 1.0)] by [[Christopher Conkie]], [[CCC]], July 05, 2009</ref>,
 
Further derivative programs by Norman Schmidt were ''TogaToy'' <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28787 TogaToy 1.0] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 04, 2009</ref>, ''Cyclops'' <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22794 Cyclone 1.0 and Cyclops 1.0 avaliable] by Norman Schmidt, [[CCC]], August 04, 2008</ref>, ''Alderon'', [[Demon]], and ''Crimson'', based on [[Viper]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=278427 Crimson 1.1 is a clone of Viper (and so is 1.0)] by [[Christopher Conkie]], [[CCC]], July 05, 2009</ref>,
 
and more recently [[Fridolin#Jinx|Jinx]] based on [[Fridolin]] <ref>[https://github.com/FireFather/jinx GitHub - FireFather/jinx: chess engine based on Fridolin 2.0]</ref>,
 
and more recently [[Fridolin#Jinx|Jinx]] based on [[Fridolin]] <ref>[https://github.com/FireFather/jinx GitHub - FireFather/jinx: chess engine based on Fridolin 2.0]</ref>,
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=ChessLogik=
 
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Norman Schmidt operated and maintained the '''ChessLogik.com'''' site since 2007, to distribute his projects and other open-source chess engines to hobbyists. Claiming fair-mindedness and many programs and the chess community have taken benefit from his contributions and improvements, he substantiates the suspicion <ref>[http://www.open-chess.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1647 Computer Chess Biggest Liar] by [[Franklin Titus|kingliveson]], [[Computer Chess Forums|OpenChess Forum]], October 09, 2011</ref> <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40728 Houdini with 1:1 Robbolito-code?] by [[Dr. Alexander Schmidt]], [[CCC]], October 12, 2011</ref> that [[Houdini|Houdini 1.0]] by [[Robert Houdart]] is based on his and [[Milos Stanisavljevic|Sentinel's]] GNU public licensed RobboLito 0.085g3 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=428534&t=40728 Re: Houdini with 1:1 Robbolito-code?] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], October 12, 2011</ref>.  
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Norman Schmidt operated and maintained the '''ChessLogik.com''' site since 2007, to distribute his projects and other open-source chess engines to hobbyists. Claiming fair-mindedness and many programs and the chess community have taken benefit from his contributions and improvements, he substantiates the suspicion <ref>[http://www.open-chess.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1647 Computer Chess Biggest Liar] by [[Franklin Titus|kingliveson]], [[Computer Chess Forums|OpenChess Forum]], October 09, 2011</ref> <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40728 Houdini with 1:1 Robbolito-code?] by [[Dr. Alexander Schmidt]], [[CCC]], October 12, 2011</ref> that [[Houdini|Houdini 1.0]] by [[Robert Houdart]] is based on his and [[Milos Stanisavljevic|Sentinel's]] GNU public licensed RobboLito 0.085g3 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=428534&t=40728 Re: Houdini with 1:1 Robbolito-code?] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], October 12, 2011</ref>.  
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Due to that accusation of misuse, and the [[Johandry Gonzalez Espin|Espin]] case with the [[SquarknII]] [[Clones|clone]] their Robbolito versions 0.085 and 0.09 are no longer available for download from the ChessLogik sites <ref>[http://users.telenet.be/chesslogik//robbolito.htm ChessLogik - RobboLito]</ref> <ref>[http://users.telenet.be/chesslogik//fire.htm ChessLogik - Fire]</ref>.  
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Due to that accusation of misuse, and the [[Johandry Gonzalez Espin|Espin]] case with the [[SquarknII]] [[:Category:Clone|clone]] their Robbolito versions 0.085 and 0.09 are no longer available for download from the ChessLogik sites <ref>[http://users.telenet.be/chesslogik//robbolito.htm ChessLogik - RobboLito]</ref> <ref>[http://users.telenet.be/chesslogik//fire.htm ChessLogik - Fire]</ref>.  
  
 
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* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28787 TogaToy 1.0] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 04, 2009
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28787 TogaToy 1.0] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 04, 2009
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28788 Crimson 1.1 available] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 05, 2009
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28788 Crimson 1.1 available] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], July 05, 2009
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* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28881 Forum's opinion about Norman Schmidt aka Kranium affair] by solis, [[CCC]], July 10, 2009
 
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* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=403004&t=36954 Re: Deep Saros 2.3c5 Free UCI Engine is out] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], Apr 14, 2011 » [[Roberto Munter]], [[Deep Saros]]
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=403004&t=36954 Re: Deep Saros 2.3c5 Free UCI Engine is out] by [[Norman Schmidt]], [[CCC]], Apr 14, 2011 » [[Roberto Munter]], [[Deep Saros]]
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Norman Schmidt,
an American professional software engineer and avocational chess programmer, who resides in Belgium. He studied mathematics, computer science, systems engineering and network engineering at University of Massachusetts, and music at Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music [1]. Concerning computer chess, he is proponent of not reinventing the wheel, and has cooperated with the Ippolit and RobboLito comrades [2] and Decembrists [3] [4], and led the effort to debug, stabilize, and improve Ippolit source code releases, translated RobboLito from Italo-Albanian dialect to English, and put RobboLito versions and his own derivate Fire under the GPL. Beside IvanHoe, he hosts his own Fruit and Toga derivative Cyclone [5], and worked with Dmitri Gusev and Matthew R. Brades on Firenzina [6].

Derivatives

In 2008, Norman Schmidt tried to distribute his Fruit and Toga derivative xyclOps commercially [7] until it was suspected as clone by Matthias Gemuh and others [8]. After Norman Schmidt freely volunteered to refund his customers [9] [10], he announced Cyclone based on Fruit and Toga as open source engine under the GPL v3.0 [11] [12]. Further derivative programs by Norman Schmidt were TogaToy [13], Cyclops [14], Alderon, Demon, and Crimson, based on Viper [15], and more recently Jinx based on Fridolin [16], Tomcat based on Bobcat [17], and Seagull based on Gull [18].

ChessLogik

Norman Schmidt operated and maintained the ChessLogik.com site since 2007, to distribute his projects and other open-source chess engines to hobbyists. Claiming fair-mindedness and many programs and the chess community have taken benefit from his contributions and improvements, he substantiates the suspicion [19] [20] that Houdini 1.0 by Robert Houdart is based on his and Sentinel's GNU public licensed RobboLito 0.085g3 [21]. Due to that accusation of misuse, and the Espin case with the SquarknII clone their Robbolito versions 0.085 and 0.09 are no longer available for download from the ChessLogik sites [22] [23].

Forum Posts

2008

2009

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External Links

References

  1. ↑ personal communication, 2016
  2. ↑ Comrade from Wikipedia
  3. ↑ Decembrist revolt from Wikipedia
  4. ↑ ChessLogik - RobboLito hosted by Norman Schmidt has a list of RobboLito comrades and Decembrists
  5. ↑ www.chesslogik.com
  6. ↑ Censor/Firenzina · GitHub
  7. ↑ xyclOps 1.2 is available by Norman Schmidt, CCC, July 05, 2008
  8. ↑ xyclOps, a clone ? by Matthias Gemuh, CCC, July 10, 2008
  9. ↑ Re: xyclOps, a clone ? by Norman Schmidt, CCC, July 11, 2008
  10. ↑ open apology to the chess engine community by Norman Schmidt, CCC, July 12, 2008
  11. ↑ Cylone 1.0 beta now available by Norman Schmidt, CCC, July 27, 2008
  12. ↑ IMPORTANT: Cyclone is a fork of Toga II 1.4b5 which has been relicensed under the GPL 3. Code from Cyclone cannot be reused in Fruit/Toga which is GPL 2+., Posix ports of some recent version of Toga II by Michel Van den Bergh (Wayback Machine)
  13. ↑ TogaToy 1.0 by Norman Schmidt, CCC, July 04, 2009
  14. ↑ Cyclone 1.0 and Cyclops 1.0 avaliable by Norman Schmidt, CCC, August 04, 2008
  15. ↑ Crimson 1.1 is a clone of Viper (and so is 1.0) by Christopher Conkie, CCC, July 05, 2009
  16. ↑ GitHub - FireFather/jinx: chess engine based on Fridolin 2.0
  17. ↑ GitHub - FireFather/tomcat: chess engine based on Bobcat 8.0
  18. ↑ GitHub - FireFather/seagull: chess engine based on Gull 3
  19. ↑ Computer Chess Biggest Liar by kingliveson, OpenChess Forum, October 09, 2011
  20. ↑ Houdini with 1:1 Robbolito-code? by Dr. Alexander Schmidt, CCC, October 12, 2011
  21. ↑ Re: Houdini with 1:1 Robbolito-code? by Norman Schmidt, CCC, October 12, 2011
  22. ↑ ChessLogik - RobboLito
  23. ↑ ChessLogik - Fire

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