> Promoting disclosure doesn't make sense anyway since once an invention is commercialized it can usually be reverse-engineered.
Well still don't know for sure how people built the pyramids.
It is difficult to imagine a world with guilds and trade secret like the middle age. Everything from the simplest element to the most complex is only available to selected member of the guild. But the accumulation of undisclosed tech ends up mounting and make reverse-engineering much harder.
Well still don't know for sure how people built the pyramids.
It is difficult to imagine a world with guilds and trade secret like the middle age. Everything from the simplest element to the most complex is only available to selected member of the guild. But the accumulation of undisclosed tech ends up mounting and make reverse-engineering much harder.