People I have talked to and try to get them to run BOINC have fears of downloading a Virus/Worms and High Elictric Bills from having a PC on 24/7.

With other high cost of living these days most poeple are having a hard time putting food on the table and paying bills and cost of gas for the cars.

So I tell them if they are hving that much trouble then I can understand that. I also tell them that I have not heard of any cases where a Virus was downloaded with or while running BOINC. I did of of a report one time but it turned out to be wrong.

But like I said the fear of a Virus infection is the biggest thing.

Some thought that BOINC would turn into some HAL2000 that would take over their PC and they would lose control!... Someone watching to much Sci-Fi!!!

For the most part BOINC is a unkown by most people in the world. I know that is hard to think of giving the number of PC's that run BOINC!

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