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SETI@Home Transitions To BOINC

Posted by timothy on from the get-your-mind-out-of-the-stellar dept.

SeaDour writes "The team at SETI@Home have finally released their highly-anticipated new client software based on the BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) software platform. This new platform promises transparent version upgrades, more efficient work unit distribution, and the ability to seamlessly integrate other distributed computing projects that are also using the BOINC standard. For now, SETI@Home is allowing both the Classic and BOINC clients to run, but eventually they will shut down the Classic data server and force everyone to upgrade. You can read more about the transition here."

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  1. frosty? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    or secondy??? you be the judge.

    gnaa drools

  2. Boink! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Boink Boink!

  3. Hmm by Ag3nt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Personally I don't know much about BOINC, I will have to read up on it, but it will be interesting to see how the transition goes.

  4. He said Boink! haha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ok, get it out of your system now kids.

  5. FP Gmail Invite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Okay, so it's not the first post, but here's the lucky gmail invite for the first reader!

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    1. Re:FP Gmail Invite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Man, I was too slow! Grr.

    2. Re:FP Gmail Invite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Woot! Gmail invite! Winner! Thanks!

  6. BOINC? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Guess that's apropos, considering how BONKERS Berkeley's ultra far-left extremist politics are.

  7. Anyone want to help me release by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the 3D Games module for BOINC. Ya know we're gonna need it when Duke Nukem Forever comes out.

  8. Re:Ah, Seti@Home by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Regarding your sig:

    I'll see your pithy "There is no God" sig and raise you a "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' -- Psalms 14:1". Show your cards.

    Atheist or not, flamebait sigs are a sign of immaturity. Why don't you use the space to declare something positive about what you believe? It would ring better than tearing down those who disagree with you.

    Unless, of course, you define yourself by your disagreement with others. Then I would advise you to forget the sig and seek professional help.

  9. how now brown cow by gr8gatzby · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    going on 6 years, 7060 units, and 71,583 devoted hours....

    --
    Hard work often pays off in time, but laziness always pays off right now.
  10. Porno distributed computing by coinreturn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Boink!