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Message 913325 - Posted: 2 Jul 2009, 17:27:23 UTC

I have a weird question. I'm a biologist working on a project where we have a binary datastream which looks random. I'd like to search it for signs of non-randomness, which sounds to me like the SETI problem. Is your algorithm published anywhere and is it possible to use it (not in a distributed way but simply on 1 PC for a smallish set of data)?

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Message 913429 - Posted: 2 Jul 2009, 23:59:14 UTC
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The SETI source is open under one of the GNU public licenses. Instructions for downloading the source are here.

The basic rules are that you can download and modify the code. If you publish a derivative executable, you have to publish the source too. There is a bit more to the license of course, but what you are asking for should be available.

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You might also consider joining the BOINC_projects email list as well as possibly the BOINC_dev email list. The former is for developers of BOINC projects, and the later is for developers of the BOINC core.


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