I feel strongly about the part SETI plays in searching the stars for intelligent life. I believe that SETI will most likely provide the most telling data, first. This is my second round of running the program (I ran it for a few years in the late '90's) The only reason I quit is my computer was fast becoming a dinosaur. I needed that space.
I think that if SETI@thome keeps it fun, entertaining and educational, they're good to go.
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.