<OT> SETI-style quest for cancer drugs

[JParker at coinstar.com]

G'Day !

Didn't they have a similar project for cryptography purposes ?  If I 
remember correctly it successfully cracked DES and was working on its 
replacement when I lost track of it.

cheers,
Jim Parker

Sailboat racing is not a matter of life and death ....  It is far more 
important than that !!!




Velocet <mathboy at velocet.ca>
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04/03/01 08:47 AM

 
        To:     beowulf at beowulf.org
        cc:     tek at semiotek.com
        Subject:        Re: <OT> SETI-style quest for cancer drugs

On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 11:14:12AM -0400, hesselsp at ashaman.dhs.org's 
all...
> 
> I wonder which one I would prefer, "I found the cure for cancer", or "I
> found proof of the existance of aliens".
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/18056.html

I assume the results of this research are owned by the university 
conducting
the project? (This question hasnt come up with DESChall/RC5 or SETI yet - 
the
knowledge gained from all of those projects are 0 (not possible/not found) 
or
1 (we did it/we found it)).

I wonder if people are considering who will own (and profit) by the 
results
that are discovered by this effort. If they're not open to public use
at the completion of the project, I'd question joining the effort.

/kc


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