more on Secrecy vs. openness: Three counter-arguments to Kurzweil and Joy [fs]

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: George Dyson <gdyson () ias edu>
Date: October 18, 2005 10:51:22 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Secrecy vs. openness: Three counter-arguments to  
Kurzweil and Joy [fs]


And a fourth one, from Edward Teller, no less:

"Science thrives on openness... but during World War II we were  
obliged to put secrecy practices into effect. After the war, the  
question of secrecy was reconsidered... but the practice of  
classification continued; it was our 'security,' whether it worked or  
failed... We now have millions of classified technical documents...  
The limitations we impose on ourselves by restricting information are  
far greater than any advantage others could gain by copying our  
ideas... I do not claim that openness will never lead to trouble, but  
I am sure that it offers us the best possibility of getting safely  
home."

Edward Teller, "The Road to Nowhere," Technology Review, 1981.



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