Author: Dan Honeycutt
Date: 09:53:25 02/16/05
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On February 16, 2005 at 11:53:00, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >On February 16, 2005 at 11:37:42, Dan Honeycutt wrote: > >>On February 16, 2005 at 08:27:51, Charles Roberson wrote: >> >>> >>> I agree with Uri. Not everything is publicly known. >>> >>> I have some secrets in my new program. When I am done with the research on >>> them, I may publish them in a journal. But, until then they are not known. >>> I've read all of the related articles in the last 30 years of the ICCA >>> journals and there is nothing similar in there. I've also scanned the >>> net and found nothing like them. >> >>I don't have any secrets, but if I did I've wondered about the following >>scenario: >> >>I find a new trick that gives my program a nice boost. I figure with some >>refinement it may have commercial potential. I enter it in a tournament. It is >>alleged to be a clone. Rules state, in such case I show my source to some >>committee established by the tournament organizers. I fear that if I do so my >>discovery will no longer remain secret. >> >>What do I do? > >You knew about that rule prior entering the tournament, right? Nobody forced you >to play. > Sure, I knew the rules but that wasn't my question. I see two choices: (1) Refuse to show my source, be disqualified and have the clone cloud hanging over my head. (2) Show my source and risk that my discovery become known with consequent potential loss of revenue. Are you saying that since I entered of my own free will and agreed to the conditions that my only choice is number 2? Best Dan H. >Thanks, >Eugene > >>What would you do? >> >>Dan H.
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