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World Community Grid Releases Linux Agent

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the a-fold-in-time-only-saves-about-three-or-four dept.

GrahamHood from WorldCommunityGrid.org writes "The World Community Grid is proud to announce the release of a Linux Agent, for the current Human Proteome Folding Project. Team Slashdot, being the #1 team on the World Community Grid, will be pleased to hear that it is now available for download."

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  1. Imagine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imagine a beow... no, don't...

  2. Psst by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Linux Agent is Valerie Plume.

    But you didn't get that from me.

    -- A friend of democracy

  3. That's some effort by dJOEK · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Logic for beginners:

    1. World Computing had only a Windows Client until today
    2. Team Slashdot is the #1 Team -> lotsa computing power
    3. Slashdotians are in general Linux zealots.

    Conclusion, The few windows users on slashdot that engage in World Computing have some pretty hefty Windows boxen ;-)

    That, or you're all closet XP users ;-)

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  4. Questions by trollable · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The fact there is now a linux client is a good things. However, there is a few things that are not very clear. I scan quickly both grid.org and worldcommunitygrid.org.

    1) Who can access the results?
    2) What are the policies for the input and output?
    3) Can any researcher use the results?
    4) Is the client close-source?

    Thanks

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