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From: stan <smoore@exis.net>
Subject: Re: disclosure versus proof
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jules Gilbert wrote:
> On Jan 3, 2:19 pm, stan <smo...@exis.net> wrote:
>> Jim Leonard wrote:
>> > On Jan 2, 4:37 pm, jules Gilbert <jules.sto...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> People say they want proof, really they want disclosure.
>>
>> > It is possible to provide proof without disclosing the exact method:
>>
>> <snip - man pulling back curtain to reveal the true nature of the wizard>
>>
>> Haven't we been here before? I did watch the twilight zone marathon
>> over the new year, nevertheless I think we've done this before.
>>
>> Sisyphus
>
> Don't worry Sisyphus, the idea that I can distribute a decompressor
> and associated compressed files and not have it reverse engineered is
> one of the most foolish assertions I have read;  Some have suggested
> that plan to me, I hope their motivations were innocent.

As noted, I'm sure I've heard this before. You don't think
verification is possible without disclosure, and you've stated so
repeatedly.

So if I have it straight, you are clever enough to come up with a
technique that nobody has ever seen and apparently even defies known
established science yet you aren't clever enough to come up with a
technique to provide verification without disclosure. 

With your fear of disclosure why even continue to talk about what you
are working on?  Aren't you afraid of terribly clever hackers
targeting you and your incredibly valuable technique?

Sisyphus, again