( ESNUG 287 Item 5 ) ---------------------------------------------- [4/30/98]
[ Editor's Note: What follows is an on-line conversation I had with
the original developer of Chronologic's VMC (Verilog Model Compiler,
an IP encryption tool that keeps the IP executable). Synopsys is
giving out a $75,000 Humvee Jeep to anyone who cracks it. (Go see
http://www.synopsys.com/secureip about the contest.) He's kind of
shy, so I'm editing his name to read as [ Chicken Man ]. :) - John ]
From: [ Chicken Man ]
Subject: The Crack VMC And Win A $75,000 Humvee Contest
John,
I noticed that you are one of the vmc contest officials. You know as well
as I do that this is a sucker's bet. There is no way to extract the design
from a VMC model and if anything I would be the only one that could even get
close to extracting any sort of information that even resembled the design.
So I guess synopsys will not be giving away that humvee.
Darn.. and I wanted to get to my house in the santa cruz mountains!!
Have a good one,
- [ Chicken Man ]
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From: jcooley@world.std.com (John Cooley)
Yea, when I heard about that contest I kind of pushed my way into being a
judge or customer advocate or something like that, [Chicken Man ]. I just
wanted to get the inside scoop if any managed to crack the code and be
able to tell the world how it was cracked. I didn't want a bunch of
backroom Synopsys marketing hacks doing a cover-up. Why don't you give it
a shot, [ Chicken Man ]? If you break it, I'll push like hell to make sure
you get the reward! Go for it!
- John
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From: [ Chicken Man ]
John,
So would you get also bulldog all the synopsys lawyers for me too?
- [ Chicken Man ]
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From: jcooley@world.std.com (John Cooley)
Chicken! Buck-buck-buck-buck-buck! Go for it!
- John
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