re: A definition of "voluntary"

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Tom Brosz — 9/4/2006 11:47:31 PM (archived)

All of the "distributed processing" concepts I've used, or even read about, involve the deliberate downloading and installation of a piece of software on your own machine to give the system access.

The SETI one allowed you to modify it to ensure that it didn't occupy too much processing time. As I remember, it even had a trigger that would shut it off if demand got too high.

I'm no expert on this, but I imagine most of the file-sharing systems work on a similar basis.

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So what has become of the google rats? - RobVG - 9/2/2006 8:06:47 PM
- Starved for spiders - Robert - 9/3/2006 4:38:39 PM
  - re: Starved for spiders - Daniel - 9/4/2006 7:24:38 PM
  - I've noticed that. - Tom Brosz - 9/3/2006 9:38:52 PM
    - re: I've noticed that/Forward and back - Robert - 9/3/2006 10:36:53 PM
      - Distributed processing - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2006 9:20:44 PM
        
        A definition of "voluntary" - Robert - 9/4/2006 9:40:59 PM
        
        Art imitates.... - Fox - 9/5/2006 2:40:49 AM
        
        re: A definition of "voluntary" - Tom Brosz - 9/4/2006 11:47:31 PM
      - Nice, so far - Fox - 9/4/2006 8:22:26 PM
        
        Found it ;-) (n/t) - Robert - 9/4/2006 9:21:21 PM
        
        Found your replies - thx! (n/t) - Fox - 9/5/2006 1:27:10 AM
    - Forward and back. - RobVG - 9/3/2006 10:04:54 PM
  - re: Starved for spiders - RobVG - 9/3/2006 4:59:23 PM
    - re: Starved for spiders - Robert - 9/3/2006 7:17:54 PM
      - Interesting launch to say the least. (n/t) - RobVG - 9/4/2006 6:12:48 PM

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