Re: Seti@home on Linux w/Tru64 libs

[jmd <jmd infinet com>]

Jamesvi@asu.edu wrote:
> 
> how?  Or better asked - what would change that would open the system to more
> potential damage or corruption of the packets?  Someone could now modify the
> clients or right a program to change the datafiles in order to introduce
> errors.  The risk would not be significantly increased.  It would also enhance
> the rate at which packets were being processed.  Even if they were to get some
> bad packets (which they could prevent on their end and could happen anyway)
> the net gains, I believe, would far outweigh whatever risk increase they
> percieve.  I am probably one of the least qualified to comment on this.
> Nevertheless, I would like to see a true alpha client.  If I am going to help
> them there is no reason to make it more painful than it has to be.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think the source has been released
at all. I think the reasoning is that, opening the source *during* the
execution of the experiment may make data subject to scrutiny. If this
were to be open sourced I would think the process would have to be open
for a while, hashed (or hacked) over, then closed to maintain the
standards set. Then execute the experiment. 

I would not argue that opening the source would lead to better data
rates etc. Possibly even more accurate results.

jeff

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> James Fowler
> Graduate Student Political Science & Latin America
> Arizona State University
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> 
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, jmd wrote:
> 
> > W Bauske wrote:
> > >
> > > One could also release the source and let you compile it
> > > yourself with Compaq's Alpha Linux compilers.
> >
> > I don't believe this is an option. It could jeapordize the integrity of
> > the project.
> >
> > jeff
> >
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