[computer-go] use for Monte Carlo on 19X19?

[Jeff Nowakowski]

On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 18:27 +0100, Lars Schäfers wrote:
> Hello Jeff,
> 
> as far as I know there don't exist any formal and automatable japanese
> ruleset.
> I would propose the GnuGO scoring as a referee.

I don't see what is gained by converting CGOS to Japanese rules.  You
lose the ability for programs to play out disputes and instead depend on
a 6k computer program (typical KGS rank for GnuGO) to resolve disputes.
It's also a needless complication for bot authors that aren't concerned
about Japanese rules.  If you want to implement Japanese rules for your
program, great.

This discussion has been had many times on this list.  What's the new
compelling argument for having it again?  

-Jeff