On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 01:26:49 +0100 (BST), raj@rijhwani.org (Raj
Rijhwani) wrote:

On Tuesday, in article <8Daxc.65897$OI5.12243@edtnps84>
    SetiCruncher@"NOSPAM"WildMail.com "Seti Cruncher" wrote:

I Understand your concerns Raj, and feel the same way.  However, given the
security issues Auto-updateing may cause, I would like to believe the SETI
designers would include an option that would allow the user to manually
disable the autoupdate if they choose.

You're missing the point.  I don't *trust* the architecture or the motives 
behind the new project.  S@h was just an academic obsession.  I trust that 
as a motive.  Since then the people who've learnt from our contribution 
to the S@h project have started seeing dollar signs.  There's a whole new 
mind-set involved which goes beyond adademic curiosity and now reaches into 
exploitation.  I no longer trust their motivation, and so I no longer trust 
them not to squirrel something into the project that I won't like, or that 
what the software appears to be doing will be the entirety of what it is 
doing.  It's no longer just a matter of chunking in and out work units with 
a specific (if esoteric) goal in mind.

NO ONE  is going to FORCE you to allow AUTOMATIC updates to your
computer! By default the option will be enabled, but it is a on/off
type setting that you the user can turn off if you so desire! That
said, if you do not upgrade the software within the time limit that
the Boinc people decide is long enough, then your will no longer
receive any units to crunch. The time limit has NOT been decided upon
as of today. There are thoughts and ideas but no DEFINITE time limit
right now. There WILL be one though!!!!!
This should cover the "security" and  "back office" type problems
people are thinking could be involved. Remember this is a volunteer
project and if you do not feel comfortable running it on your system/s
then by all means do not!