Raj Rijhwani wrote:

     ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd "Martin 53N 1W" wrote:

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What commercially influenced motives for s@h?

Who said anything about commercially influenced motives for S@h?  I'm concerned about commercial influence on the infrastracuture development

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I don't have particular suspicions.  I simply lack concrete faith in the the purity of motives behind the push to a broader architecture, and am

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When a person does something because they have a tight focus on a goal, human psychology tends to suggest that they wouldn't be wasting time on looking for ways to abuse the tool that helps them reach it.  When the

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that they may have done more than wander.  (Again, I'm not suggesting that there is an intent to abuse, or that such a means exists.  I'm simply aware of the potential, and not prepared to expose myself or my machines to that slim chance.)

Agreed, Boinc is general. It is used for science and it could also be used for commercial projects.

Are you objecting to the /chance/ that the results from your donated CPU time could in some way be used for commercial gain?

Otherwise, security concerns are easily dealt with.
(On Linux at least :) )


Myself, I judge each project on its merits. If the science results can also be used for commercial gain then fair enough. Otherwise, a purely commercial project would have to have a very good reason to be supported (and subsidised) by the community!

Regards,
Martin