Re: tlug: RC5-64 Contest

[Tetsuji Rai <tetsuji@example.com>]

Hi,
 That sounds interesting, but doesn't seem fair.   The degree of devoted 
effort of each individual must be quite different.   One might be run 10 or 
more machines at once all day, or have only one machine and run it about some 
hours a day (hmmm, that looks like me:-)).   So are there any ways to count 
blocks cracked by each participant's?   We can divide the prize in proportion 
to the number of cracked blocks.
   BTW, I tried to access the URL, http://rc5stats.distributed.net/pjointeam.ph
p3?team=13008
 but I was asked my username (or email address) and password, so I couldn't 
enter.

PS. In your signature, your phone numbers are listed like +81-03-xxxx-xxxx.  
As you might know, an international call must be +81-3-xxxx-xxxx.   Zero is 
needed only in a domestic call.
 
> On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Tetsuji Rai wrote:
> 
> > I already participated in that contest, and wonder what is the advantage when 
> > forming a team in tlug.   If we have any advantage, I will join tlug rc5-64 
> > contest.
> 
> If TLUG finds the winning key, we get some of the prize money.  Sounds
> like an advantage to me  :-)  Of course, if an individual finds the key,
> they get prize money.  If a bunch of us are working together, that gives
> us a better shot as a group.  The share of the prize for the person who
> finds the key will probably be 1,000 dollars.  Distributed.net will keep
> 1,000, and the rest will be donated to a charity (I favor FSF, if no one
> has any objections).  I propose that if we do win, the proceeds be
> distributed evenly between TLUG and the person whose computer found the
> key.  Alternatively, if those participating would prefer it, we could
> share it out equally among all team particpants and TLUG, one share to
> each.
> 
> The other advantage is that it gets TLUG some free advertising, since
> people will be able to see our name on the team stats listing.
> 
> Our team doesn't seem to be working yet, so for now, anyone who wants to
> participate should do so individually.  Then, when you join the TLUG
> team, all of your blocks will be credited to TLUG (except any that have
> already been given to some other team).
> 
> 
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