[paveldurov]

The wish to broaden the contest is understandable and already taken into account http://bit.ly/1htlEod

What I was saying in the comment above, however, had nothing to do with the contest. I expressed concern about tptacek's aggressive promotion of one algorithms (branded as "modern") over the other (claimed as "anachronistic") without any substantial proof. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6941934

This is really alarming.

[11001]

Could you please provide some proof that you are who you claim you are? Like a post on your VK page? Thanks.

[danabramov]

This comment on VK by id1 (Pavel) clearly states he participates in recent HN threads. I think it's fairly safe to assume he is who he is.

https://vk.com/roem?w=wall-20537665_23327

Here's an unedited Google Translate translation (I read it, and I think it conveys the message):

As I see it , there is not so much Anonymus as creators local competitor - TextSecure under Android . Telegram gathered a lot of users , and they're rightly fuss . The boys are torn between argument " either too new algorithm , why is it , if there is a proven " and your " algorithm either too old , why is it when new ." Nevertheless , trade on HN gives thousands of registrations Anglo-Saxons and tons of references .

I think the debate will be a good end to the competition announcement decoding traffic Telegram. Let's say I was ready to open all of my correspondence traffic since registration in Telegram and give $ 200,000 to anyone who will decipher it and tell you how . As a result Telegram or detect and close the loophole for special services, or - more likely - will receive another proof of the inviolability of their protocol

[11001]

Ok, thanks.

Here's another comment of his further down:

Я помню первый обзор о ВКонтакте на Хабрахабре, кажется, в 2006 году. Эксперты делились комментариями вроде "кто они такие", "еще одна соцсеть не нужна" и "на php пишут только нубы". Неудивительно, что HackerNews, построенный примерно тех же принципах (карма, ранжирование), создает чувство deja vu.

Тем не менее, будет здорово, если там объявятся не только любители поговорить, но и те, кто реально прочитает документацию к MTProto.

Which roughly translates to:

I remember the first reviews of VK back in 2006. The experts were saying "who are they?", "we don't need another social network", "only noobs write in php". It is not surprising that HN is built on the exact same principles (karma, rankings), brings up a deja vu.

However, it would be great if someone who actually read the MTProto docs can show up, and not just those who like to talk.

[lawnchair_larry]

In this case, it doesn't actually matter who he is, so there is no need really. Our responses would not be different if it were someone else saying the same thing.