On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:23:51 -0400 Henry Schaffer <[email protected]> wrote:
:>On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 3:19 AM, Binyamin Dissen <[email protected] :>> wrote: . :>> To me it is quite logical that the verification should involve the verifier :>> writing their own program. If the same program is used then the same :>> results :>> would be expected. :> Logical, but is it feasible? I doubt that I would review a paper for a :>journal if it meant having to spend a year, or even a month, :>writing/debugging/testing my own version. If the person cannot write the program from the algorithm, how can he possibly review someone else's implementation of it? :>> Obviously the formulas used should be disclosed for peer review. :> Yes. -- Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
