From: Joel Pitt (joel.pitt@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Aug 14 2006 - 23:11:14 MDT
On 8/15/06, Michael Anissimov <michaelanissimov@gmail.com> wrote:
> See http://prize.hutter1.net/
>
> Summary: "Being able to compress well is closely related to
> intelligence. While intelligence is a slippery concept, file sizes are
> hard numbers. Wikipedia is an extensive snapshot of Human Knowledge.
> If you can compress the first 100MB of Wikipedia better than your
> predecessors, you(r compressor) likely has to be smart(er). The
> intention of this prize is to encourage development of intelligent
> compressors/programs."
Anyone interesteded should note that the prize isn't quite as good as it sounds.
The actual prize is:
50'000€×(1-S/L)
where S is the size you compress it to and
L = 18'324'887 = previous record
with a minimum claim of 500€ (a 1% improvement)
--
-Joel
"Wish not to seem, but to be, the best."
-- Aeschylus
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