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BOINC 8.0.2 major release is available for Android, Linux, MacOS and Windows (sopuli.xyz)
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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/13369735

Release Notes: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/Client-release-notes#changes-in-802

Download page: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php

Report issues: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/new/choose

This is a major release that introduced a new type of applications called 'Sporadic applications'.

Details are described here: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/Sporadic-Applications

For Android users this release should be also available soon on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/edu.berkeley.boinc/

For Linux users on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and openSUSE, currently this release is in 'alpha' channel. Soon will be available in 'stable' channel as well.

Installation instructions: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/linux_install.php

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New BOINC 8.0.0 is ready for testing (sopuli.xyz)
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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/10923656

Android/MacOS/Windows: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download_all.php Linux: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/linux_install.php Release Notes https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/Client-release-notes Please report any bugs https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/new/choose

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Next BOINC Projects Call on Monday, March 18th, at 16:00 UTC (fosstodon.org)
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About new BOINC application type to support AI (especially LLM) and ML tasks (fosstodon.org)
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YouTube video on BOINC server setup (www.youtube.com)
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BOINC 7.24.3 released for MacOS only (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by AenBleidd@sopuli.xyz to c/scientificcomputing@lemmy.ml
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This version fixes a problem that causes GPU apps to fail after a MacOS upgrade to Sonoma: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/pull/5502 Download it here: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php

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BOINC 2023 results (fosstodon.org)
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World Community Grid (volunteer scientific computing project searching for genetic predictors of cancer) passes 800,000 years of donated CPU time (www.worldcommunitygrid.org)
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BOINC 7.24.1 Release (boinc.berkeley.edu)
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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/3236620

The 7.24.1 version of the BOINC client software has been released for Windows, OSX, and Android. Download it here: https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php.

Release notes:

  • improve implementation of CPU throttling
  • the default value for the "suspend_if_no_recent_input" pref is 0, not 60
  • if sched request fails, show the scheduler URL (that might be the problem)
  • Show alert if idle time to resume computing is greater than idle time to suspend computing
  • ignore old prefs sent by projects or AM
  • avoid overscheduling CPUs in presence of MT jobs
  • Manager: computing prefs dialog bug
  • Manager: Add button in event log to display only alerts (errors)
  • Manager: Improve consistency of control labels and accelerators
  • Manager: Show native names for language options, and only those for which translations are available
  • Android: if suspend because of battery heat or charge, don't resume for at least 5 minutes.
  • Mac: Support Dark Mode in Advanced View
  • Mac: Add standard command-comma shortcut for Preferences menu item