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Subject: Re: What constitutes a clone?

Author: Dan Honeycutt

Date: 08:37:42 02/16/05

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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?

What would you do?

Dan H.



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