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    WCG News

    New Version of World Community Grid Software Now Available for Windows and Mac
    The newest version of the World Community Grid software application adds enhanced security measures for Windows and Mac computers. All volunteers who are currently running version 7.14.2 or older are encouraged to upgrade.

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    I think they mean BOINC?

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    Changes in 7.16
    Released 10 March 2020

    If output file is missing on startup, flag task as error.
    Let project specify directories in logical file names.
    Fix security vulnerability involving logical file names.
    Make "reread config files" work for ncpus.
    Support fetch of files over GUI RPC; allow projects to supply their own web-based GUI.
    FreeBSD: check for AVX
    Support GUI RPCs as HTTP Post requests.
    Register user consent to terms of use.
    Enable "Other options" in simple view if no client connected.
    Clear "vm_extensions_disabled" flag on startup.
    Fix work fetch bug when max_concurrent used.
    Unsuspend jobs before telling them to quit.
    Sanity-check job runtime limits.
    Fix overflow in OpenCL GPU FLOPS calculation.
    Windows: show processor group info at startup
    Fix stall if --skip_cpu_benchmarks
    Fix crash in RSS feed fetch
    Windows: fix GUI RPC password generation when running in a VM
    Windows: make --dir work


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