Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of VolunteerComputing


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Aug 1, 2007, 1:56:19 PM (17 years ago)
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Nicolas
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Added links to volunteer computing projects

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  • VolunteerComputing

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    88 * Volunteers are typically members of the general public who own Internet-connected PCs. Organizations such as schools and businesses may also volunteer the use of their computers.
    9  * Projects are typically academic (university-based) and do scientific research. But there are exceptions; for example, GIMPS and distributed.net (two major projects) are not academic.
     9 * Projects are typically academic (university-based) and do scientific research. But there are exceptions; for example, [http://www.mersenne.org/ GIMPS] and [http://www.distributed.net/ distributed.net] (two major projects) are not academic.
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    1111Several aspects of the project/volunteer relationship are worth noting:
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    1818  * The volunteer trusts the project to follow proper security practices, so that hackers cannot use the project as a vehicle for malicious activities.
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    20 The first volunteer computing project was GIMPS (Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search), which started in 1995. Other early projects include distributed.net, SETI@home, and Folding@home. Today there are at least 50 active projects.
     20The first volunteer computing project was [http://www.mersenne.org/ GIMPS] (Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search), which started in 1995. Other early projects include [http://www.distributed.net/ distributed.net], [http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ SETI@home], and [http://folding.stanford.edu/ Folding@home]. Today there are at least 50 active projects.
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    2222== Why is volunteer computing important? ==