Mary Yugo wrote:
There would be nothing whatever to stop anyone getting the device from testing it once they own it and from publishing the test results.
Yes. We know that. On many occasions Rossi has invited people to buy a system in order to test it. That is what he told the people at MIT, for example, and a consortium of people here. He said in essence: "If you want to do academic research on the reactor, buy one when they go on sale, and do whatever testing you like."
His blog and other sources make all of this abundantly clear. We have discussed it here. You are ignoring and contradicting these sources. Perhaps Rossi is lying and he will not really sell a system to MIT or the Vortex consortium. But he _said_ he would, and he said that once you take possession of a system, it will be none of his business how many tests you do or where you publish them.
He has also said that he knows there will be a "Niagara" of competition soon. His "no test" policy will only temporarily stave off the inevitable. It will be useful for months, or perhaps a year or two.
You make think these policies are misguided, but if you have been paying attention you will know that is what his policies are. Maybe he means something else, but you are denying that is what he says! This is tiresome. I repeat: knock it off.
- Jed
