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Client version 7.8.3 released
Version 7.8.3 of the BOINC client has been released for Windows and Mac OS X.
16 Oct 2017, 20:49:52 UTC · Discuss

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Welcome Amicable Numbers
Amicable Numbers is a new project in experimental number theory.
15 Oct 2017, 18:52:42 UTC · Discuss

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Welcome Acoustics@home
Acoustics@home studies underwater acoustics. It is sponsored by V.I. Ilichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Federal University, Matrosov Institute for System Dynamics and Control Theory, A.A. Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems, and Dorodnicyn Computing Centre.
5 Sep 2017, 11:05:27 UTC · Discuss

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Client version 7.8.2 released
Version 7.8.2 of the BOINC client has been released for Windows and Mac OS X.
5 Sep 2017, 11:02:09 UTC · Discuss

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Project management changes proposed
In July 2017 a committee was formed to propose improvements to the BOINC project. Two draft documents are now available for discussion and review: development workflow and governance model. Please give feedback by replying to this thread or posting to the boinc_dev email list.
1 Sep 2017, 22:24:38 UTC · Discuss

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