September 4, 2003
We've released BOINC version 2.0.
All BOINC components must be upgraded to major version 2.
We've upgraded the Astropulse server to 2.01 and
released BOINC core
client 2.01.
This was due to an architecture and protocol change in
specifying resource estimates and limits.
September 1, 2003
BOINC server tools are now Python-based. A database
back-end API allows quick development of data-manipulation utilities.
August 15, 2003
We rewrote parts of the scheduling server architecture to make operations
more flexible and efficient.
The timeout_check
daemon has been replaced by a more general transitioner daemon.
July 25, 2003
We've added two new web-site features for BOINC projects:
user profiles and message boards.
These are visible on the beta-test web site.
July 23, 2003
The BOINC source code is available again,
under a new public license.
Version 1.05 incorporates bug fixes and new features,
including the ability to add your own graphics to the screensaver.
The beta test has been resumed, and the scheduling server and
database have been moved to a new machine.
May 30, 2003
No big news to report,
but thanks to the beta test we've fixed a number of bugs,
involving runaway applications, too-large output files,
screensaver behavior, and mechanisms for
quitting and resetting projects.
April 29, 2003
We have created a second project, allowing beta testers to
experiment with dividing their resources between multiple projects.
April 23, 2003
We have resumed the BOINC beta test.
April 9, 2003
Due to a legal issue,
we are suspending the BOINC beta test,
and we have requested that BOINC source code
no longer be available at Sourceforge.net.
We hope to resolve this issue soon.
March 31, 2003
We are preparing a BOINC-based version of SETI@home.
See a preview of the graphics.
March 25, 2003 Non-English
language.ini files are available.
Preferences include time-of-day restrictions.
Core client and applications communicate via shared memory and signals
rather than files, reducing disk traffic.
March 19, 2003
New account parameters and preferences: URL, limit number of processors,
frequency of writes to disk, whether to show your computers on the web.
March 4, 2003
Participants can have separate preferences
(such as network and disk usage limits)
for computers at home, work, and school.
February 25, 2003
Participants can limit their upstream and downstream network bandwidth.
February 22, 2003
Participants can control the parameters (color, transparency,
timing) of the Astropulse graphics.
February 19, 2003
New feature: secure, verified email address update.
January 29, 2003
A screenshot of the
BOINC client running AstroPulse, our first test application.
December 10, 2002
We have started a beta test of BOINC using
the Astropulse application.
Many bugs have been found and fixed.
August 24, 2002 BOINC is under development.
The basic features are working on UNIX platforms.
We plan to release the first public application of BOINC later this year.
