Re: computer-go: Authenticating the identity of a remote go-playing computer program

[Don Dailey <drd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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   > I  don't think  you   understand what  a  signature is.    A signature
   > requires an EXACT match  to be considered  authentic.  

   I don't think you understood what I said :-)
   If you require an exact match that's nothing else but requiring
   a deterministic behaviour. We earlier agreed that we cannot restrict
   our programs to be deterministic.


   Christoph

>  If you require an exact match that's nothing else but requiring
>  a deterministic behaviour. 

Exactly!! That's the whole point of this discussion.


>  We earlier agreed that we cannot restrict
>  our programs to be deterministic.

No one   made such an   agreement, what are you talking about?

Everything about  this is  based  on   making sure the  programs   are
deterministic, I have no idea what you think you have been reading.


Don