World Community Grid

[kamaleigh]

I saw this project spotlighted on cnn.com:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/interne...eut/index.html

the project site is here:
http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/

They're just starting off...three hundred something members. Any desire to make a team? or is this project just more of the same?

[chaz]

Its funny you found that there, I was first introduced to DC by a story on CNN about Grid.org, and thats how I found my home here...

[Ototero]

I downloaded it and started processing. It's the same as Grid (but updated).

Shall we form a team. At least to get a presence on the list.

[Empty_5oul]

might as well ototero, i will dl and join.

on install i found you have to uninstall grid normal version for the new one to install, other wise it stops and fails.

[AMDave]

Hi Kamaleigh.

long time between posts.
Nice to see you're well.

Looks like the IBM + Grid development team are remarketing UD-Grid.

Not much info on the site tho.

I get the impression that BOINC has got them worried that they may lose their Commercial income from the Drug companies and various Governments.

Certainly a lot of known team names have appeared in the list.

No notes though on the plans for the existing UD-Grid site.

Continuing both would fit with a strategy to grab a market (home-PC) stake (before BOINC takes it all)

But maybe I am being too cynical.

[Empty_5oul]

maybe dave,
BOINC still has many flaws tho, i dont think ever having all the projects fully up and functionable. i dont think BOINC will take over for a while, maybe at one point when SOB is finished and either some of the other large projects become completed or dont need any more users - until then i think the stand alone products will do just as well.
at least running D2ol or SOB you know your machien will be processing all day while with BOINC it is a bit of a risk and needs checking frequently.

[AMDave]

For such a good project framework, Grid has 2 huge ommissions
1 - no WU cache - loses the non-broadband people
2 - and still no support for Unix / Linux / et al.
even now: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/jo...uirements.html

It's like an OpenSource exclusion zone. Given who their investment partners are and their intent to promote commercial gain, that's not surprising.

BOINC covers all the bases and more by supporting a WU cache (to an extent), many OSs and also making the platform code available.

Also, whilst it is fairly recent BOINC as a platform is already pretty stable. Most of the problems now are related to the Project modules, not actually BOINC itself (per the BOINC forums). The rate at which projects are able to make the move into the BOINC framework is a credit to the platform developers.

If I was a Grid partner, I would be concerned with my investment, and with good reason ... BOINC is not the only OpenSource Grid platform that is capturing the philanthropic CPU-Cycle market.

This is not meant to be a promotion for BOINC or a derision of Grid, this is just how they stack up.

[Ototero]

Team now created.

I got some data downloaded, it processed for 1 second then downloaded some more, and kept repeating this process. :cry:

It's turned off.

[AMDave]

Excellent. The Team name is booked.
The team page will not render until tomorrow.
Oli & I have joined for a look see.

Mine is going.
Just as well - 4.5 Mb 1st download ! ontop of the 1.6Mb client by modem.
The client is mostly identical.
The graphic screen is a little changed. Very colourful.

Try restarting yours again.
Did you uninstall the old Grid first?

Oli has logged off but expect he should post soon.

[AMDave]

1.2 % in 10 mins on K7-7.

A bit too much colour on the graphics page .... wooooozy!