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1mp0£173 Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0 ![]() |
There are really only two criteria that should be considered: 1) Who/what is lost when you set a limit (i.e. if you reject 4.x clients) 2) What damage is being done by the earlier client. If 5.10.45 works, works on older systems that are still returning valid work, and grants credit, there is no reason to arbitrarily block it. At the same time, anyone who can run 6.x and does not just because they don't like the layout is just being chauvinistic. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 27 Aug 06 Posts: 835 Credit: 2,129,006 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Henri, I've never understood why you always bring this up. Your main point seems to be about lost credits. So it has no valid basis what so ever. If credits are that important to you, why don't you buy this new machine you've been on about for over 12 months. What difference does 1 result in 100 make? You say install and leave isn't the way to do science. Then moaning about a worthless points system is also not the way to do science. If losing these credits is that important to you, then maybe you should look at crunching elsewhere. ![]() |
HTH Send message Joined: 8 Jul 00 Posts: 691 Credit: 909,237 RAC: 0 ![]() |
If losing these credits is that important to you, then maybe you should look at crunching elsewhere. You are right. :) |
QSilver Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 232 Credit: 6,452,764 RAC: 0 ![]() |
lets not get to hasty. 5.10.45 is a fine piece of work all other previous versions are caca I believe the version 5 that Henri is referring to is 5.2.6 and prior. |
W-K 666 ![]() Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19491 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 ![]() ![]() |
What about those of us who just don't like the way Boinc 6 sets up on the system and prefer the older structure? Honestly, there's nothing wrong with 5.10.45, 5.10.28, or 5.10.13 (all of which I use), so what's your problem with these versions that makes you want to just cut them off? I recently had a task with wingman using Boinc V4.x and he was overclaiming. It's not noticeable normally, because it cases like the other claim is the one that is granted. And therefore no one complains. When did you last complain because you, or anybody else, were granted what you claimed or more. 5.10.13 user and definitely not about to move to ver 6. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 29 Feb 08 Posts: 286 Credit: 167,386,578 RAC: 0 ![]() |
I personally like the way 5.10.45 is built. I use it for the first installation and then update it with Crunch3r's 6.1.0. I have no intention of changing over to the newer models, mainly because, as stated by others I do not like the new layout, and I need all my files in one basket. Moreover, I havent come across any errors whatsoever, even with one of my rigs which crunches AP. Labelling such guys as chauvinistic seems a bit extreme. What one needs to keep in mind is that this is purely volunteering effort. Hence it is improper to force all the crunchers to use only certain versions of the application. As long as the computation is being done properly and the guys back in Berkeley think the results are fine, why worry. ______________ ![]() ![]() |
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