Comment Folding@Home is NOT Human Proteome Folding (Score 1) 341
Folding@Home (the Stanford project, distinct from WCG, but not exactly "competing"), is accessible to both x86 (Windows/Linux) and PowerPC (Mac G3, G4, G5) processors. Mac systems make up around 5% of the total CPU's in Folding@Home, and 5 of the top 100 folding teams are Mac-oriented, well above Apple's 3.5% US and 2% worldwide market share.
(By the way, the above link provides access to Folding team home pages; click on a team in the list and a link to its home page will appear near the top of its stats page).
Folding@Home is developing a BOINC client, currently in closed beta testing, which will supplement (NOT replace) the conventional F@H client. It is coming along slowly because BOINC itself is a moving target. However, as far as I know, SPARC/Sun/Solaris support is not part of the Stanford group's plans.
As a long time participant in Folding@Home, I appreciate the project's achievements in basic research, the participants' respect for scientific endeavor, the atmosphere of mutual friendly support in the project forum (slow-loading; wait for it) and team forums, and the project leaders' commitment to free and open disclosure of scientific results. In contrast to the WSJ's description of the SETI project, Folding@Home is a d.c. project for grownups.
Aside, the avalanche of arguments about Big Pharma seems to me totally beside the point, as it has only the most tenuous connection with Folding@Home and even less with SETI.
(By the way, the above link provides access to Folding team home pages; click on a team in the list and a link to its home page will appear near the top of its stats page).
Folding@Home is developing a BOINC client, currently in closed beta testing, which will supplement (NOT replace) the conventional F@H client. It is coming along slowly because BOINC itself is a moving target. However, as far as I know, SPARC/Sun/Solaris support is not part of the Stanford group's plans.
As a long time participant in Folding@Home, I appreciate the project's achievements in basic research, the participants' respect for scientific endeavor, the atmosphere of mutual friendly support in the project forum (slow-loading; wait for it) and team forums, and the project leaders' commitment to free and open disclosure of scientific results. In contrast to the WSJ's description of the SETI project, Folding@Home is a d.c. project for grownups.
Aside, the avalanche of arguments about Big Pharma seems to me totally beside the point, as it has only the most tenuous connection with Folding@Home and even less with SETI.
