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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. Re:SETI running out of Work-Units? by ibjhb · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It would be nice if they could distribute some of the processing power to other applications/projects such as Folding at Home to help them out. Better than wasting the cycles or having machines sit idle...

    Searching for Aliens might be cool and all, but there are practical applications this could be used for...

  2. Calvin was right by bsartist · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Scientific progress *does* go boinc!

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  3. The worry by superpulpsicle · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I always worried WHAT IF seti isn't calculating what we think it is. What if it's some conspiracy project to calculate some other type of numbers not relating to extraterestrial but for big brother or microsoft etc.

  4. Who Knew? by jbrandon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Scientific progress goes BOINC?

  5. obCalvin and Hobbes quote by barzok · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Scientific progress goes "BOINC"

  6. Re:Waste by Jonathan+Platt · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...just wait till we find some aliens who cure all our ailments.

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