At 08:23 PM 5/14/2001 +0000, Brian J. Beesley wrote:
>On 14 May 2001, at 8:45, Nathan Russell wrote:
>
> > >First of all, as Jud notes, the 'elitism' is already there, in that
> different
> > >machines get treated differently in the assignments that they are given.
>
>Sorry, I don't buy that. Every system has exactly the same chance of
>picking up any given assignment; it's a matter of the time at which
>you make the request.
Under your proposal, exponents would be double assigned. A 200 MHz system
and a 1.2 GHz system calling in at about the same time could get the same
exponent. But the one with the elite fast system would in effect get the
first LL test and the non-elite system would get the DC.
Also, if you have a 200 MHz and a 1200 MHz working on the same exponent, if
it turns out to be a new prime the 1200 will show that first. Then someone
with a fast machine will run a DC before the 200 machine can finish it. I
know you said that the 200 still gets credit, but if a prime is reported,
we don't want to wait several (possibly many) more months for a DC.
Under my proposal, newcomers would get a first time LL test - they just
wouldn't get an exponent that someone else had abandoned. That is not to
keep newcomers from contributing - they even get to do first time LL tests
(and be assured of that) - it is try to keep an exponent from being
abandoned more than once.
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| Jud McCranie |
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| former temporary part-time adjunct |
| instructor of a minor university |
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