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Subject: Re: What constitutes a clone?

Author: Eugene Nalimov

Date: 08:53:00 02/16/05

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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.

Thanks,
Eugene

>What would you do?
>
>Dan H.



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