Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of BoincIntro
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- Dec 20, 2011, 7:36:43 AM (13 years ago)
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v15 v16 6 6 '''Volunteer flexibility''':: Volunteers can participate in multiple projects; they control which projects they participate in, and how their resources are divided among these projects. When a project is down or has no work, the resources of its volunteers are divided among other projects. 7 7 8 '''Flexible application framework''':: Existing applications in common languages (C, C++, Fortran) can run as BOINC applications with little or no modification. An application can consist of several files (e.g. multiple programs and a coordinating script). New versions of applications can be deployed without requiredany action by volunteers.8 '''Flexible application framework''':: Existing applications in common languages (C, C++, Fortran) can run as BOINC applications with little or no modification. An application can consist of several files (e.g. multiple programs and a coordinating script). New versions of applications can be deployed without needing any action by volunteers. 9 9 10 10 '''Security''':: BOINC protects against several types of attacks. For example, digital signatures based on public-key encryption protect against the distribution of viruses.