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Subject: Re: Karp challenge
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Date: Fri, 16-Jan-87 22:37:48 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 16 22:37:48 1987
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The January 1987 issue of Communications of the ACM has some discussion
on the rules of this challenge.  (pages 7-9)  A letter to the editor
takes issue with some of the rules, and then an answering letter from
Karp explains his interest in a fair demonstration - "In summary,
several of the points you raise concern leoopholes in the rules.  I am
really interested in a comparison run by people of good faith who will
be fair. ..."
If you are interested in the challenge, you'll probably enjoy reading
these letters.

--henry schaffer  n c state univ