94 | | * Why was the 'Launch BOINC on startup' option removed from the installer? |
| 94 | * Why are we switching over to account-based sandboxing? |
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| 96 | The main reason is security. Currently if you install using a single user install then all of the BOINC components run as you. This means there is a potential problem if a project has been setup just to snoop on a volunteer’s machine. For instance, they could send back your Quicken or MS Money files after making it look like your computer did some work. So to further protect a volunteer from potiential BOINC defects and/or malicious projects two low-privileged users will be created to run BOINC and BOINC based applications. |
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| 98 | * Why are we seperating the data and executable directories? |
| 99 | |
| 100 | Again the main reason is security, but it also allows for people to move their data to a different location in case they buy a new hard drive or want to use a network drive. |
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| 102 | * Why was the 'Launch BOINC on startup' option removed from the installer? |