grid.org is dead

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zombie67 [MM] Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 22 Apr 04 Posts: 758 Credit: 27,771,894 RAC: 0	Message 554620 - Posted: 27 Apr 2007, 4:30:34 UTC They recommend several project to move to, including S@H. http://forum.grid.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=599007#599007 Dublin, California Team: SETI.USA ID: 554620 ·

Jason Safoutin Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Sep 05 Posts: 1386 Credit: 200,389 RAC: 0	Message 554625 - Posted: 27 Apr 2007, 4:42:19 UTC - in response to Message 554620. They recommend several project to move to, including S@H. http://forum.grid.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=599007#599007 Not a good Idea as for 3 months, Arecibo is closed...and we only have so much already backlogged...supposedly 3 months worth...just. "By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible". Hebrews 11.3 ID: 554625 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 554629 - Posted: 27 Apr 2007, 4:48:20 UTC I imagine most will end up on WCG. me@rescam.org ID: 554629 ·

zombie67 [MM] Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 22 Apr 04 Posts: 758 Credit: 27,771,894 RAC: 0	Message 554655 - Posted: 27 Apr 2007, 5:47:45 UTC Personally, I am disappointed they pointed to individual projects, rather than to BOINC. "Grid.org has completed its established mission to prove the benefits and viability of Internet-based grid computing." Seems to me that they missed their own message. Dublin, California Team: SETI.USA ID: 554655 ·

Haos.PL Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Mar 04 Posts: 63 Credit: 3,268,546 RAC: 0	Message 554677 - Posted: 27 Apr 2007, 6:51:58 UTC A slighty offtopic question if i may... Why is BOINC linking to World Grid Computing? This seems to be a completely different grid, with no apparent connection to BOINC... And they do not even provide any backlink to BOINC page. ID: 554677 ·

Aurora Borealis Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Jan 01 Posts: 3075 Credit: 5,631,463 RAC: 0	Message 554697 - Posted: 27 Apr 2007, 7:32:06 UTC - in response to Message 554677. A slighty offtopic question if i may... Why is BOINC linking to World Grid Computing? This seems to be a completely different grid, with no apparent connection to BOINC... And they do not even provide any backlink to BOINC page. It may not be obvious WCG is also a part of the Boinc community. I crunch 4 projects through Boinc WCG. FightAIDS@Home Genome Comparison Help Defeat Cancer Human Proteome Folding 2 Boinc V7.2.42 Win7 i5 3.33G 4GB, GTX470 ID: 554697 ·

zombie67 [MM] Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 22 Apr 04 Posts: 758 Credit: 27,771,894 RAC: 0	Message 554714 - Posted: 27 Apr 2007, 8:09:01 UTC - in response to Message 554677. A slighty offtopic question if i may... Why is BOINC linking to World Grid Computing? This seems to be a completely different grid, with no apparent connection to BOINC... And they do not even provide any backlink to BOINC page. WCG uses UD and BOINC as clients. In fact, they are migrating to BOINC, as the UD client can use only a single thread. Within WCG, they run several projects (5 or 6 going on now) all at the same time. Sorta like S@H is planning on running S@H and AstroPulse here. It's kinda like a mini BOINC community within BOINC. Dublin, California Team: SETI.USA ID: 554714 ·

tenebra Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Jun 99 Posts: 35 Credit: 368,467 RAC: 0	Message 554726 - Posted: 27 Apr 2007, 8:53:00 UTC In fact, WCG gives a number of smaller projects the opportunity to be able to run their projects. Most of them are short term but important projects that could help develop new and safe cures for cancer and other illnesses. If you are from Greece, please visit the following: Sicence Fiction and Fantasy Forum The World of Science ID: 554726 ·

Haos.PL Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Mar 04 Posts: 63 Credit: 3,268,546 RAC: 0	Message 555299 - Posted: 28 Apr 2007, 7:56:32 UTC ... and make rich anyone who will discover the cure, using volunteer`s computer time, not needing to buy it... nvm. Still, if WCG is using BOINC, they should provide link and info about BOINC and other BOINC projects. This is what nettiquette demands. ID: 555299 ·

Kinguni Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Feb 00 Posts: 239 Credit: 9,043,007 RAC: 0	Message 555336 - Posted: 28 Apr 2007, 10:22:24 UTC - in response to Message 554620. They recommend several project to move to, including S@H. http://forum.grid.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=599007#599007 They also recommend Distributed Folding, which was cancelled years ago. Really on the ball they are. Join Team Starfire BOINC Chat ID: 555336 ·

[AF>HFR>RR] Jim PROFIT Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 24 Mar 02 Posts: 1 Credit: 2,321,175 RAC: 0	Message 555340 - Posted: 28 Apr 2007, 11:04:43 UTC Crunched for us until yesterday!! I retry BOINC for now with differents projects on board. But i really don't understand why the stop this project. ID: 555340 ·

ML1 Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21782 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20	Message 555347 - Posted: 28 Apr 2007, 11:18:07 UTC - in response to Message 555340. I retry BOINC for now with differents projects on board. Welcome onboard! Perhaps grid.org ran out of funds? Happy crunchin', Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 555347 ·

tullio Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1	Message 555390 - Posted: 28 Apr 2007, 13:18:57 UTC www.theregister.co.uk reports this death but does not even mention BOINC and its projects. Brits don't like it because it comes from a former colony? Tullio ID: 555390 ·

ML1 Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21782 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20	Message 555936 - Posted: 29 Apr 2007, 14:54:49 UTC - in response to Message 555390. Last modified: 29 Apr 2007, 14:55:56 UTC www.theregister.co.uk reports this death but does not even mention BOINC and its projects. The Register article is Cancer grid research. That article is more about the Register's push of their "Vulture" group for chasing stats rather than about grid.org itself. It singularly fails to mention anything of Boinc... The usual media author ignorance? Brits don't like it because it comes from a former colony? Ask the author? You can hardly extrapolate that out to all Brits?! Any details about grid.org for their successes and why the end? Happy crunchin', Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 555936 ·

tullio Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1	Message 556026 - Posted: 29 Apr 2007, 16:37:07 UTC - in response to Message 555936. Brits don't like it because it comes from a former colony? Ask the author? You can hardly extrapolate that out to all Brits?! Happy crunchin', Martin You are right on this point.Sorry. They never mentioned even climateprediction.net, which is a British program. Tullio ID: 556026 ·

Demiurg Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Jul 02 Posts: 883 Credit: 28,286 RAC: 0	Message 556028 - Posted: 29 Apr 2007, 16:39:56 UTC And prediction wouldn't be a really good one to promote so it is good they didn't since they allow cheaters and punnish people who speak up about it... ID: 556028 ·

ML1 Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21782 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20	Message 556377 - Posted: 29 Apr 2007, 23:48:16 UTC - in response to Message 556028. And prediction wouldn't be a really good one to promote so it is good they didn't since they allow cheaters and punnish people who speak up about it... Do you not mean "Predictor"? And has that debacle calmed down yet?... Happy crunchin', Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 556377 ·

Brian Silvers Send message Joined: 11 Jun 99 Posts: 1681 Credit: 492,052 RAC: 0	Message 556381 - Posted: 29 Apr 2007, 23:51:52 UTC - in response to Message 556377. And has that debacle calmed down yet?... From an "outsider" observation, both sides seem to keep stirring the pot... ID: 556381 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 556474 - Posted: 30 Apr 2007, 2:06:38 UTC - in response to Message 556381. And has that debacle calmed down yet?... From an "outsider" observation, both sides seem to keep stirring the pot... In short, no, it has not calmed down. Predictor is now deleting the accounts of those that brought up the problem in the first place. With an indication that they are no longer welcome. BOINC WIKI ID: 556474 ·

Dark Angel Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Aug 01 Posts: 432 Credit: 2,673,754 RAC: 0	Message 556645 - Posted: 30 Apr 2007, 9:18:33 UTC - in response to Message 556474. And has that debacle calmed down yet?... From an "outsider" observation, both sides seem to keep stirring the pot... In short, no, it has not calmed down. Predictor is now deleting the accounts of those that brought up the problem in the first place. With an indication that they are no longer welcome. Sure glad that's contained to one project...from the sidelines it seems like both sides had a point but I'd have to say that their project staff could have handled that one a lot better maybe a touch up on their intra-project PR skills or hey maybe just post from the start that it's being looked into...now deleting peoples accounts and telling them that they are "not welcome" is really crossing the line IMO...that's why I crunch exclusively for SETI...great staff, a solid project, good mod's and the staff communicates with the dedicated crunchers working with them. ID: 556645 ·

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