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Subject: Re: ICGA decision was correct

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 07:04:17 11/28/03

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On November 28, 2003 at 02:07:49, Uri Blass wrote:

>On November 28, 2003 at 01:04:08, Russell Reagan wrote:
>
>>On November 28, 2003 at 00:13:18, Chessfun wrote:
>>
>>>Naturally that is not right. Clearly any author has the right to choose NOT to
>>>show his source code. I have no opinion either way as I know nothing about
>>>programming and like everyone else have NO details on the source code of List.
>>>
>>>But to say that simply choosing not to reveal his source code indicates guilt
>>>isn't right as it isn't a rule. It becomes a rule upon the question being
>>>raised.
>>
>>I agree with you here. If any of the commercial entries were asked to show their
>>source code, they would likely decline. Some may be contractually obligated not
>>to show the source code to anyone.
>
>I am not sure.
>
>The question is if there is one person in the world that they can trust to be
>honest and not use the source code except for searching for clones.
>
>I think that the best solution is to force every participant to give their
>source code for inspection before the tournament to one person that all should
>trust to be honest and not to use ideas in the source codes that he see for his
>own profit or for profit of other people.

My guess is that they were too smart for that.  I suspect that they realized
that there would be no entrants and the tournament would not happen.

Bob D.

>
>There should be no exceptions.
>
>If people change the source code between the round they should also give the new
>source code to the same person.
>
>Is it so hard to find one person in this world that all or almost all trust to
>be an honest person?
>
>Uri



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