On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 08:22:44PM +0000, Brian J. Beesley wrote: >Sure. But the only way there would be a problem here (given that the data >values are independent because of the different random offsets) is if there >was a major error like miscounting the number of iterations. This is >relatively easy to test out.
Take the worst-case scenario -- some person has cracked the PrimeNet security code and submits fake results. Or a cosmic ray hits the CPU just before it calculates the PrimeNet checksum, causing it to send a bad residue. Or whatever. :-) I don't really see the point of doing it this way -- I'm sure most users would be a lot happier getting twice the speed out of their computers. You'd have less problems with early quitters, too. /* Steinar */ -- Homepage: http://www.sesse.net/ _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
