Author: Dan Honeycutt
Date: 13:23:06 02/16/05
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On February 16, 2005 at 15:44:18, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On February 16, 2005 at 12:53:25, Dan Honeycutt wrote: > >>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. > >No, he is saying that if you are worried about your "secret" you simply should >not have entered in the first place. No risk of revealing your secret. No risk >of being called a clone either. No risk at all... > > That's true. No risk. No reward either. Dan H.
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