may i be worthy
[H]ard|DCer of the Month - December 2010
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Well, lots of change from Stanford lately, some wins, some Fail. Starting with the positive...
The V7 client has hit open beta, and is a huge step forward to making folding more accessible to the masses. GPU Tracker2 fixed this a while ago, but it is 3d party. V7 breaks everything, but time will tell. Encouraging in many ways though. A 10 year old project without a decent GUI was pretty sad. Huge progress here.
The Beta Test Forum is now read-only for us plebs. Anyone can fold beta units now. Wow. This is a big step on the path towards openness, and I hope it evolves and succeeds. Big tick for Stanford. More symbolic than real change right now, the test will be if beta testers are more able to speak freely. I hope as it opens up, and the sky does not fall, then more will happen. If nothing else it might encourage more recruits.
Points System - No change on SMP/bigadv points system. Fail.
Donor Advisory Board can only be called stillborn and a dismal failure.
It is April. Enough said. I don't lay too much at the feet of Stanford here - if they wanted one they would have thought of one and implemented it earlier in the life of a ten year old project. It is and will be only a success if the donors keep at it and make it happen. Perhaps Stanford have been making a lot of changes lately and do not regard the DAB as needed - in the short term I value the change more than the DAB, but long term we need the DAB.
Speaking of which- on 2nd Feb:
2 months of no response really says it all.
The V7 client has hit open beta, and is a huge step forward to making folding more accessible to the masses. GPU Tracker2 fixed this a while ago, but it is 3d party. V7 breaks everything, but time will tell. Encouraging in many ways though. A 10 year old project without a decent GUI was pretty sad. Huge progress here.
The Beta Test Forum is now read-only for us plebs. Anyone can fold beta units now. Wow. This is a big step on the path towards openness, and I hope it evolves and succeeds. Big tick for Stanford. More symbolic than real change right now, the test will be if beta testers are more able to speak freely. I hope as it opens up, and the sky does not fall, then more will happen. If nothing else it might encourage more recruits.
Points System - No change on SMP/bigadv points system. Fail.
Donor Advisory Board can only be called stillborn and a dismal failure.
Yes, it's the holidays for most of us with the shopping spree, workplace parties and other related activities. However, be assured that Vijay is currently working hard to setup a place for us to meet and right now, we are getting acquainted together. Since it's not a live meeting, it's not easy to do this quickly.
By january 2011, we should see the first results and a formal announcement by Vijay.
It is April. Enough said. I don't lay too much at the feet of Stanford here - if they wanted one they would have thought of one and implemented it earlier in the life of a ten year old project. It is and will be only a success if the donors keep at it and make it happen. Perhaps Stanford have been making a lot of changes lately and do not regard the DAB as needed - in the short term I value the change more than the DAB, but long term we need the DAB.
Speaking of which- on 2nd Feb:
Right now, there is no word since december 23th. I'll have to poke them tomorrow and see if people still want to do this.
2 months of no response really says it all.