[Hardware] "success"

[John L. Bass]

> The problem is we need much more than just ideas. We need both plans and
> then enough interested parties to actually get them implimented.

If that can be taken as a firm commitment to dismantle the current dnet
for a viable replacement with open source and FPGA participation, I'm
pretty sure it can happen.

> Well, one of those rules that would have to change is stats, since
> that's a prime motivator for people to cheat. I don't see that working,
> though.

Again, there is SELDOM a technical solution to a social problem. Your
current solution is clearly breakable in a relatively short amount of
time (few days at most).

> As for blacklisting, I can't see anyway to permanently blacklist
> someone. Even if we went to forced user registration, they can always
> register again with a different email address, etc.

Current CA requirements are that the person's identity be validated,
so hiding behind unvalidated aliases goes away. There are legal
resources to challenge and restrict forging CA credentials.

Consider, one of the rules to participate should be lack of anonymous
aliases, if that is the concern for forging identies.

John