Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 12:54:37 02/16/05
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On February 16, 2005 at 12:53:25, Dan Honeycutt wrote: >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? You seem to understand the situation pretty well :) There is a risk there, however small. A gambling principle applies: do not risk more than you can afford to lose. Even if you are a 99% favorite, that means you *will* lose 1% of the time, guaranteed. If you can not afford to lose your house, then do not gamble with it, even if you will win 999999 times out of 1000000. I bet most people overvalue their "secrets" anyway. I've been surprised how many times I have come up with some idea on my own, and then had a more experienced chess programmer like Dr. Hyatt say, "I tried that 20 years ago. It didn't help my program." Besides, secrets are waiting to be discovered. Someone will discover your secrets and share them with others eventually.
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