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CGoban
CGoban refers to two separate software programs, both of which were originally authored by Bill Shubert?. Both are clients for playing go on-line and editing SGF files.
CGoban 1 is written in the C programming language, and is The program views and edits SGF files, and allows on-line go play on the IGS, NNGS and other servers that follow the NNGS protocol. Many GNU/Linux distributions include CGoban 1 as an optional program. It is thus still available under the GPL, though the original author no longer maintains it.
CGoban's original web page is at
Later, Bill wrote a totally separate program in the Java programming language, and called it CGoban 2. This program is not released under a free license, though it is available for download at zero cost. It also views and edits SGF files, and allows on-line play, though only to the KGS game server. See the CGoban 2 page for more information on that program. One of the few things that CGoban and CGoban2 have (had?) in common is the use of "Bill's fluorescent green denim" - a green and black striped pattern that he used for background. While professional UI gurus would probably sneer at it, I found it refreshingly idiosyncratic. Recent releases of CGoban2 have had less and less of it; I wonder if Kiseido is exerting editorial control. JohnAspinall This is a copy of the living page "CGoban" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |