Posted by Lurker (66.222.48.116) on June 09, 2003 at 22:17:29:
In Reply to: Re: Get a Lawyer Before you help Daren posted by Darren on June 09, 2003 at 21:08:25:
: Then why do you make statements like the one in the title of this thread? To scare people away from helping? So that it takes longer to get done? How confused are you?
I'm confused about a lot of things, Darren. I'm not a happy person right now, both because I know too much, and because I know too little.
In any case, you are not the only one working on this problem, and it is my firm belief that more than one person already knows the answer to it, and many more have at least has a good start at finding it. If all these people would work together instead of separately, the answer would materialize practically without effort. That is my belief.
The reason I have warned people is because I am confused about your motives. You have said many things that make me suspicious. It has been my experience that legally binding people to secrecy is generally not in their best interest. NDA's, patents, etc. are legal weapons. The fact that you have mentioned them numerous times triggers my suspicions about you.
Don't let me distract you, though. I'm not trying to argue with you. I just don't want people who may already be well on their way to finding the answer to throw their lot in with yours, only to deeply regret it later because of any legal restrictions you may have placed upon them.
Lurker.