Hi David, Great stuff, thanks for the quick turnaround! I guess it could have been a browser issue (I didn't try another).
Although, that was actually my secondary concern. :) Regarding the rest of my comments, I do think it's an opportunity for renewal. I also think BOINC is very green, and very high-tech - plenty of companies want to be associated with those two things, so I'm hopeful sponsors will be forthcoming, if that is the route chosen. All the best. Stu On 12 Jul 2015 at 21:06, David Anderson wrote: Date sent: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 21:06:37 -0700 From: David Anderson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [boinc_dev] BOINC future > I couldn't repro this; account create succeeded. > -- David > > On 12-Jul-2015 8:36 PM, lsi wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > First off, greetings, my first post - I probably would have posted on > > the web forum BUT I can't sign up due to an error on the signup page > > - so, second, I'd like to point out that there's an error on the > > signup page which prevents new users from commenting on the > > discussion threads there, including the NSF funding thread. > > > > Link to broken signup page ("An internal error occurred: 51AB93FC4" - > > recaptcha issue?): > > > > https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev//create_account_form.php > > > > That done, I guess I'll post my thoughts on BOINC's future here > > instead. Apologies in advance if this is a bad idea. These were to be > > posted to the forum, but I can't sign up. > > > > Link to forum discussion thread: > > http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=10370 > > > > My 2c: > > > > The discussion earlier in this thread regarding open-source > > development models seemed promising to me, although I was surprised > > by the lack of awareness about them, given that BOINC is an > > open-source project. > > > > Large open-source projects are sometimes managed by a "foundation" > > such as the Linux Foundation, the Apache Software Foundation, the > > Mozilla Foundation. The Apache Foundation occasionally adopts > > open-source projects (eg. OpenOffice). > > > > Loss of NSF funding doesn't need to be a big deal - with other > > open-source projects, various contributors drop in and out, for any > > number of reasons, all the time. But this does not derail the > > project, it might slow it down, but the bytes are out there, and that > > means, if it's a worthy cause, someone else will (eventually) pick it > > up, and the project will (eventually) continue. The better the cause, > > and the stronger the community, the faster this happens. > > > > Also, Berkeley is home to many open-source projects, including > > FreeBSD, and even has its own open-source license, so I suspect there > > is inspiration very close to hand. > > > > This is an opportunity to reengineer the management of the BOINC > > project. Thank you to the NSF for helping us to get here. As the > > bytes are now out there, I think issues which may arise due to the > > loss of NSF funding will be transient. > > > > Some links: > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Software_Foundation > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Foundation > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Foundation > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikimedia_Foundation > > > > Stu > > > > --- > > Stuart Udall > > stuart [email protected] net - http://www.cyberdelix.net/ > > > > --- > > * Origin: lsi: revolution through evolution (192:168/0.2) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > boinc_dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. > > _______________________________________________ > boinc_dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. --- Stuart Udall stuart [email protected] net - http://www.cyberdelix.net/ --- * Origin: lsi: revolution through evolution (192:168/0.2) _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
