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<blockquote data-quote="Krieg" data-source="post: 1870318" data-attributes="member: 5282"><p>In this thread:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107533" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107533</a></p><p></p><p>...I mentioned that I had started an ENWorld team with the World Community Grid distributed computing project, and solicited community members to join & contribute. A couple of members mentioned that they were already involved with other DC projects, most notably BOINC & Folding@Home.</p><p></p><p>I've decided to start a poll to gauge community interest in general & to specifically see which project folks would be most interested in contributing to.</p><p></p><p>Right now the three primary choices would be the current World Community Grid, BOINC & Folding@Home. I am also open to hearing any other worthwhile suggestions.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: PaleGreen"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>World Community Grid</em></span></span> - <a href="http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/index.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Advantages: Just started within the last couple of months. Still has a relatively small member base which means that even a small team will place higher in the overall rankings.</p><p></p><p>Disadvantages: Client technology not fully mature. Windows client only (no Mac or Linux). Corporate owned.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>BOINC</em></span></span> - (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) <a href="http://boinc.berkeley.edu/" target="_blank">http://boinc.berkeley.edu/</a></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Advantages: Ability to participate in multiple projects. seti@home classic work units count towards total. Good community & active client support base.</p><p></p><p>Disadvantages: Still working out a few kinks with the client.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Folding@Home</em></span></span> - <a href="http://folding.stanford.edu/" target="_blank">http://folding.stanford.edu/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Advantages - Very large community base. Mature & stable client software. Excellent feedback from scientists concerning program's results.</p><p></p><p>Disadvantages - Very large user base, smaller teams will not have as much of an impact in overall standings. Client limited to a single project.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>---So feel free to vote on which project is the most appealing. If we can come to a consensus then we can focus all of our efforts on a single project rather than being scattered over several.</p><p></p><p>As mentioned previously feel free to suggest any other alternate programs, or add any comments/suggestions you can think of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Krieg, post: 1870318, member: 5282"] In this thread: [url]http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107533[/url] ...I mentioned that I had started an ENWorld team with the World Community Grid distributed computing project, and solicited community members to join & contribute. A couple of members mentioned that they were already involved with other DC projects, most notably BOINC & Folding@Home. I've decided to start a poll to gauge community interest in general & to specifically see which project folks would be most interested in contributing to. Right now the three primary choices would be the current World Community Grid, BOINC & Folding@Home. I am also open to hearing any other worthwhile suggestions. [COLOR=PaleGreen][SIZE=4][I]World Community Grid[/I][/SIZE][/COLOR] - [url]http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/index.html[/url] Advantages: Just started within the last couple of months. Still has a relatively small member base which means that even a small team will place higher in the overall rankings. Disadvantages: Client technology not fully mature. Windows client only (no Mac or Linux). Corporate owned. [COLOR=Blue][SIZE=4][I]BOINC[/I][/SIZE][/COLOR] - (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) [url]http://boinc.berkeley.edu/[/url] Advantages: Ability to participate in multiple projects. seti@home classic work units count towards total. Good community & active client support base. Disadvantages: Still working out a few kinks with the client. [COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=4][I]Folding@Home[/I][/SIZE][/COLOR] - [url]http://folding.stanford.edu/[/url] Advantages - Very large community base. Mature & stable client software. Excellent feedback from scientists concerning program's results. Disadvantages - Very large user base, smaller teams will not have as much of an impact in overall standings. Client limited to a single project. ---So feel free to vote on which project is the most appealing. If we can come to a consensus then we can focus all of our efforts on a single project rather than being scattered over several. As mentioned previously feel free to suggest any other alternate programs, or add any comments/suggestions you can think of. [/QUOTE]
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