rcdriver wrote:

There seems to be substantial and even strong support for the old classic S@H. As this class results example confirms with WU crunchers are very much still active  http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/classpages/days/2453252.html
from the newer members and the hard core WU crunchers in my group. I cannot see how you would arbitrarily to turn off classic S@H to disenfranchise all these supporters.without some form of backlash.

Maybe there will be a move to "Save ET"!!??

I don't know the details but I will speculate.  Mine are uneducated guesses.

If the project has become limited by the S@H classic software it may be to their advantage to stop it.  Maybe BOINC has the potential to make a lot more money for the university than classic.  Maybe the project's resources are too limited to produce both BOINC workunits and classic workunits on a permanent basis.

I think the bottom line is if the project decides the scientific knowledge gained by classic does not warrant the resources required to continue it then it will end.

What backlash do you forsee?  Will the angry classic users stop crunching in protest?  Switch to other projects?  Storm the university grounds with their PCs?