16-04-2021, 11:12 PM
I think the manuscript is important because its solution might have important consequences.
No doubt, the solution will be thoroughly examined to find out points where the solver was fundamentally right and others were fundamentally wrong. These may be trivial, but may also have impact on our perception of concepts like language, code, solution, etc.
People will definitely try to solve other ciphers the same way VMS will be solved. And if the solution has any non-standard, weird elements, we will be quickly overflown with plenty of weird solutions to other yet unsolved ciphers. Discarding them will be both wrong and impossible: the reference to VMS solution will be enough to protect many (good and bad) crazy ideas. For example if VMS is solved by an amateur, this will excite a lot of other amateurs and somewhat scatter the notion of "serious researcher".
Persons who propose a lot of theories ("solution trolls") are likely to play increasing role. Today it's much easier to generate and spread hundreds of theories, hoping that one will somehow intersect the solution and you will have a chance to stick to something important. A few years ago I was contacted and accused of plagiarism (for using vowellessness idea). Just imagine how many accusations will face the actual VMS decoder.
No doubt, the solution will be thoroughly examined to find out points where the solver was fundamentally right and others were fundamentally wrong. These may be trivial, but may also have impact on our perception of concepts like language, code, solution, etc.
People will definitely try to solve other ciphers the same way VMS will be solved. And if the solution has any non-standard, weird elements, we will be quickly overflown with plenty of weird solutions to other yet unsolved ciphers. Discarding them will be both wrong and impossible: the reference to VMS solution will be enough to protect many (good and bad) crazy ideas. For example if VMS is solved by an amateur, this will excite a lot of other amateurs and somewhat scatter the notion of "serious researcher".
Persons who propose a lot of theories ("solution trolls") are likely to play increasing role. Today it's much easier to generate and spread hundreds of theories, hoping that one will somehow intersect the solution and you will have a chance to stick to something important. A few years ago I was contacted and accused of plagiarism (for using vowellessness idea). Just imagine how many accusations will face the actual VMS decoder.
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