Author: Dan Honeycutt
Date: 13:39:26 02/16/05
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On February 16, 2005 at 15:54:37, Russell Reagan wrote: >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. > Naturally I don't enter expecting to be accused though I fully understand it could happen. And if it does, do I give up the secret or suffer the consequences? How much is a secret worth? >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. My question is purely hypothetical (I already said I have no secrets) but for discussion say it is a bona fide improvement. Someone may well discover it but I reap whatever fame or fortune it's worth till they do. Dan H.
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