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- From: pratt@Sunburn.Stanford.EDU (Vaughan R. Pratt)
- Subject: Re: Cryptography and P=NP
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.000916.29325@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
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- Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
- References: <15115@ember.UUCP> <1992Nov17.043640.5525@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> <Nov.19.01.26.05.1992.11158@remus.rutgers.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:09:16 GMT
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- In article <Nov.19.01.26.05.1992.11158@remus.rutgers.edu> clong@remus.rutgers.edu (Chris Long) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov17.043640.5525@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>,
- > Vaughan Pratt writes:
- >
- >> Moshe Vardi has made P=NP his odds-on favorite,
- >
- >I'll bet $10000 to his $1000.
- >
- >> I admit I'm a conservative old coward in sticking to even odds.
- >
- >Same for you.
- >--
- >Chris Long, 265 Old York Rd., Bridgewater, NJ 08807-2618
-
-
- Are the following terms acceptable?
-
-
- 1. I, Vaughan Pratt, agree that if P is not equal to NP then I will
- pay you, Chris Long, $1000 on demand. You agree that if P is equal to
- NP then you will pay me $10,000 on demand.
-
- 2. The question of whether P equals NP is widely considered to be open
- today. The parties will consider the status of this question changed
- from "open" to "settled" when more than half, and no less than 20, of
- the authorities openly stating an opinion agree that the question has
- been settled, and also agree on the answer.
-
- 3. The sole test for authority is membership on any past or present
- ACM STOC or IEEE FOCS program committee, excluding the parties to this
- agreement.
-
- 4. This agreement shall lapse on December 31, 1995 / 2000 (delete one).
-
- 5. Each party is entitled to have this agreement reviewed by an
- attorney of their choice.
-
- 6. This agreement is to be interpreted by and construed according to
- the laws of the State of Nevada, and any action or other proceedings
- pursuant to the agreement shall be brought in Reno, Nevada.
-
- 7. Any such action, whether in equity, tort, or contract, shall be
- submitted to binding arbitration according to the commercial
- arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. The
- prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorney's
- fees and costs.
-
- Would you prefer 1995 or 2000 as the year of expiration?
- --
- Vaughan Pratt A fallacy is worth a thousand steps.
-